As Democrats embrace the idea of expanding the federal health insurance program, we looked at what it covers and costs. It’s far from “free.”
Month: July 2019
Senate Democrats to force vote on Trump health care moves
Senate Democrats will force a vote to block the Trump administration from allowing states to make changes to their ObamaCare markets.Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate can overrule and block some action...
The Health 202: Democratic debate was a boxing match over Medicare-for-all
Moderates accused Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren of unrealistic proposals.
Democrats’ intense health care debate, paraphrased
Whether to support Medicare for All was by far one of the more interesting moments of the first night of the second Democratic debate. Here's how it went down.
Democrats’ intense health care debate, paraphrased
Whether to support Medicare for All was by far one of the more interesting moments of the first night of the second Democratic debate. Here's how it went down.
Elizabeth Warren: Medicare for All is cheaper than our current system
Senator and Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren talks to Chris Matthews from the spin room about her presidential campaign and how she plans to pay for Medicare for All.
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Josh Frydenberg faces citizenship challenge by constituent – politics live
Michael Staindl launches section 44(1) case against the deputy Liberal leader and treasurer in the court of disputed returns. All the day’s events, live
Chris Bowen to Greg Hunt:
Why did the Minister yesterday claimed that the granting of an MRI Medicare license to sound radiology was in unquote quote not under an independent process.” When in fact, they were signed off by him in his ministerial office.
Bob Katter appeared to just blurt a bunch of words out at the microphone, or maybe I just had a stroke. I don’t smell toast, but I just can’t tell. All I know is that I can make no sense of those words.
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Here are the Democrats’ three key disputes about Medicare-for-all
The party’s moderates argued against the liberals’ plan for a national health insurance system.