Colorado Sen. and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bennet talks universal health care, climate change, and an education system for the 21st century at the South Carolina Democratic convention.
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MI Rep. Dingell on healthcare and voters yelling about impeachment
Democrats are focusing on the key issue of healthcare ahead of the 2020 election as they fight to protect Obamacare from Trump and Republicans. Ari Melber also asks Rep. Dingell about voters’ views of impeachment in Michigan.
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Fmr. Acting Medicare chief on Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ plan
Ali Velshi talks with Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) plan to transition Americans from private insurance to a government-run
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Full Delaney: ‘Don’t think’ there should be donor standard for Democratic debate
Democratic presidential candidate former Rep. John Delaney joins MTP Daily to discuss getting booed for saying Medicare for All is “not good policy” and his path to the nomination.
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Democrats to hold hearings on logistics of a single-payer healthcare system
Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, joins MSNBC's Kasie Hunt to discuss a potential path for a medicare-for-all policy proposal. Yarmuth also says that he’s optimistic about a possible budget deal being reached soon.
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Bullock: It’s a dangerous time, and I can bridge divides
Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Mont., discusses how his role in state government could serve him as president, why he says now is a dangerous time in U.S. history and why opposes Medicare for all.
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Trump administration accused of…
Is the Trump administration "censoring" information about the Affordable Care Act on official government websites?
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Mayor Pete doesn’t offer staffers health care; is it part of scaling up?
South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the only top 2020 candidate not offering staffers health care yet. Instead, Buttigieg is providing a monthly stipend to workers to buy insurance on their own through the Obamacare exchanges. Josh Lederman discusses
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Activist with ALS makes powerful case for healthcare reform
Activist Ady Barkan, who suffers from ALS, gave powerful testimony at the first-ever hearing on “Medicare for all”, using his own illness to make the case for health care reform. President of Barkan’s group, Jennifer Epps-Addison tells The Beat our...
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First-ever hearing for Medicare for All
Health care activist Ady Barkan, who suffers from ALS, testifies in support for Medicare for All.
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