Empowered by voters outraged over Republican attempts to chip away at the law’s protections for the sick, Democrats owe much of their midterm takeback to health care issues. Emmarie Huetteman, KHN For the first time since passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats will soon control […]
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Fact-checkers have repeatedly challenged these claims. Health insurance analyst Linda Blumberg of the Urban Institute told PolitiFact that suggesting Medicare-for-all would disrupt current enrollees’ coverage is a “horrible mischaracterization of the proposal.” Glenn Kessler of The Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” column noted that a leading […]
House Democrats today announced a Medicare for All caucus with a growing list of members, so far 70, as the healthcare for all movement becomes a mainstream issue for Democrats. At the press conference, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), who will be co-chair of the caucus along […]