This was supposed to be the year blue states created government-run health insurance plans. But legislation around the country to craft a so-called public option has stalled over political and financial roadblocks
This was supposed to be the year blue states created government-run health insurance plans, after health care-fueled midterm election victories.
The public option has appeal among some moderate Democratic officials hoping to harness the base’s energetic support for Medicare for All in the 2020 elections — while skirting the political risk of embracing the full single-payer overhaul that Republicans decry as socialism.
"If legislators are saying they need more time to get the details right, taking one more year to do that sounds fine," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. "I think that people would lose patience after that."
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
POLITICO Playbook: Why Democrats aren’t saying much about immigrationTrump and his allies are providing Democrats plenty of fodder as they enter day four of massive upheaval at the Department of Homeland Security. More in Playbook:
Read more »
Early state Dems stand by BidenDemocratic leaders don’t expect lasting damage from the controversy over physical touching. But they want the former veep to stop joking about it
Read more »
White House says Democrats will never see Trump tax returnsGet breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news.
Read more »
House Dems cancel vote on budget plan amid internal revoltPelosi may have to pull the bill from the floor if she can’t win over frustrated liberals and moderates.
Read more »
House Dems scrap budget vote as centrists and liberals fight over spending planThe chamber will not vote this week on a measure to raise spending limits for the next two years, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Yarmuth said.
Read more »
'Unfounded, irresponsible': Dems rip Barr remark about 'spying' on Trump campaign'It is very dismaying and disappointing that the chief law enforcement officer in our country is going off the rails yesterday and today,' Speaker Pelosi said. 'He is the attorney general of the United States of America, not of Donald Trump.'
Read more »
Schumer won't commit to keeping filibuster if Dems win majoritySenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer won't commit to retaining the filibuster if Democrats win control of the chamber in 2020, the latest sign of trouble for the Senate's most hallowed — and controversial — tradition
Read more »
Dems rush to Omar’s aid amid conservative backlash on 9/11 commentsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other House Democrats are jumping to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar as she faces yet another wave of conservative attacks for her recent remarks on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Read more »
Dems torn over response to Trump’s immigration crackdownHouse Democrats are grappling with how to address the surge of migrants at the border, amid divisions over how to respond to the president's hard-line approach
Read more »