CBS News poll: Most Americans favor a national health plan

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16. Pete v Warren (and Klobuchar v Warren) were all about that in the healthcare part of the

debate (and Biden has a similar plan too).


https://peteforamerica.com/policies/health-care/



In our country, the more than 27 million people who are uninsured are either paying too much for care or not getting the care they need because it’s too expensive.1 Uninsured individuals are less likely to access crucial preventive services—such as cancer screenings or cholesterol checks2—and more likely to forego care for chronic conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease. And 87 million people are underinsured, which means they’re also paying too much for care, in the form of high deductibles or out-of-pocket costs that make them more likely to struggle to pay for care or skip it altogether.3 We must ensure that everyone has an affordable option for health coverage that guarantees access to care when they need it.

We must ensure that everyone has an affordable option for health coverage that guarantees access to care when they need it.

Through Pete’s Medicare for All Who Want It plan, everyone will be able to opt in to an affordable, comprehensive public alternative. This affordable public plan will incentivize private insurers to compete on price and bring down costs. If private insurers are not able to offer something dramatically better, this public plan will create a natural glide-path to Medicare for All. The choice of a public plan empowers people to make their own decisions regarding the type of health care that makes sense for them by leveling the playing field between patients and the health care system. It gives the American people a choice and trusts them to set the pace at which our country moves in a better direction on health care.

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Pete Buttigieg’s Medicare-for-all-who-want-it plan, explained

Buttigieg is emphasizing choice in a plan that allows employer-sponsored and individual private insurance to remain.

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/19/20872881/pete-buttigieg-2020-medicare-for-all




a great interview (brand new) where is goes into it as well (and specifically the differences between straight MFA and the public option):

https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/pete-buttigieg-talks-impeachment-health-care-and-the-political-spectrum