WASHINGTON, DC - Across the country 158 million Americans have health care plans sponsored by their employer or union. Some Democrats are advocating to take away millions of people’s health care plans to replace it with an expensive government-run, single-payer system. This would effectively eliminate people’s choice and raise their taxes for worse health care.
Here’s What They Are Saying:
Forbes: ‘Medicare for All’ Is A Trap for Businesses and Employees
But any businessman considering getting behind Medicare for All should know the sales pitch is flawed.
The architects of Medicare for All promise everything to everyone. No insurance premiums. No co-pays. No deductibles. No limits on care. For employers, less time and money spent dealing with health coverage.
A deeper look at Medicare for All shows that it will cost businesses a fortune. And their employees won’t like the care they receive.
POLITICO: Warren backs eliminating private insurance for ‘Medicare for All’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren used Wednesday night’s Democratic debate to come out unequivocally for a “Medicare for All" plan that would abolish private health insurers.
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“I’m just simply concerned about kicking half of America off of their health insurance in four years," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who touted her support for a public option on Wednesday night.
The Hill: Manchin on ‘Medicare for All’: ‘We can’t even pay for Medicare for some’
“We can’t even pay for Medicare for some and to go Medicare for All, we can’t take care of those who are depending on it right now," Manchin said at The Hill’s Future of Healthcare Summit.
CNBC: Democrats square off over health care, race in 2020 presidential primary debate
Meanwhile, Sanders defended his push for single-payer “Medicare for All" - sparking cross talk and shouting across the stage. Both Sanders and Harris said they would scrap the private insurance industry…
The Washington Post: The Health 202: It’s official: Medicare-for-all is a defining issue in the Democratic primary
“Bernie is a very honest person," said [Sen. Michael] Bennet, who has proposed his own legislation for adding a public option to the Obamacare marketplaces. “He has said over and over again…that this will ban, make illegal all insurance except cosmetic…everything else is banned under the Medicare-for-all proposal."
CNN: Elizabeth Warren doubles down on Medicare for All as dividing line sharpens in first Democratic debate
Presented with a question that cut to the core of the “Medicare for All" debate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised her hand and said she backed eliminating private plans in order to launch a new, single-payer system. She then offered a forceful argument on its behalf - slamming the for-profit insurance industry as immoral while most of the stage served up more moderate plans that would retain a role for insurers.
Washington Examiner: Elizabeth Warren leaves no doubt: She’s ‘with Bernie’ on kicking 180 million people off of private insurance
Elizabeth Warren, speaking in the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 cycle, declared “I’m with Bernie" on a plan to end private insurance for about 180 million Americans, and migrate all Americans to a single government-run plan.
The Daily Wire: Warren: Eliminate Private Insurance, No Restrictions On Abortion
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday night that if she becomes president, she will eliminate private insurance, force everyone on government healthcare, and will not support any restrictions on abortion.
National Review: How Many People Would Warren Kick Off Their Insurance?
Last night, Senator Elizabeth Warren said, “I’m with Bernie on Medicare for All." Along with Bill de Blasio, she raised her hand to indicate that she wants to eliminate private health insurance. As Philip Klein notes, that’s nearly 180 million Americans who would lose their private health insurance if Warren had her way.
Sanders’s Medicare for All plan also eliminates Medicare Advantage, which enrolls more than 20 million people. Customer satisfaction is high. But maybe Senators Warren and Sanders know better.
