Professor Jonathan Metzl traces the views of many in heartland America on issues from health care reform to see why some Americans vote against their self-interests. Metzl's research is contained in the new book 'Dying of Whiteness'.
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Sen. Kamala Harris: ‘I strongly believe that we need to have Medicare For All’
In an interview with NBC’s Kasie Hunt, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris talks about her vision for health care, for the country, and how she’ll run to unseat President Trump.
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Utah Republicans undo voter-approved…
Voters in Utah approved Medicaid expansion. Republican policymakers in Utah responded by effectively asking those same voters, “Who put you in charge?”
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New polling shows 56% support Medicare for All
“Medicare for All” has become a huge topic for 2020 candidates. And a majority of Americans have shown support for a national health care plan.
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Why “Medicare for all” has become a rally cry for 2020 hopefuls
“Medicare for all” is not a new Democratic platform, but it is certainly come to the forefront for candidates running in 2020. Andy Slavitt, the former administrator for the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare explains why.
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A closer look at Medicare for all
A number of leading Democrats want to change the U.S. health care system to make sure more people are covered. Ali Velshi talks about whether it will happen and how it would work with Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), who was recently diagnosed with cancer, and
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How would ‘Medicare-for-all’ work?
Johns Hopkins physician Doctor Kavita Patel, who helped draft Obamacare, joins Ali Velshi to take a deeper dive into what some Democratic candidates are proposing for a health care plan – like California Senator Kamala Harris’ “Medicare-for-all” system.
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Taxes, healthcare expose Democratic party split as 2020 field grows
Big plans such as heavy taxes on the wealthy and Medicare for all are major talking points for Democratic 2020 contenders. Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by Executive Editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien and Host of NY1’s “Off Topic/On Politics” podcast
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Debating AOC and Green New Deal from different sides
Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. and Commentary editor Noah Rothman debate freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all and how to pay for it.
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Speaker Pelosi on how she would strengthen the ACA
Rep. Nancy Pelosi talks about the policy changes she thinks are necessary to protecting the Affordable Care Act.
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