Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over universal healthcare, staking ...
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over universal healthcare, staking out competing turf on an issue that has become the most divisive in the party's primary campaign.
Medicare is the government insurance plan for the elderly and Sanders wants to shift Americans into a Medicare-based, single-payer system that largely eliminates private insurance.AdvertisementU.S. Senator Sanders, an independent who has been a leader of the Democratic Party's progressive wing since a losing 2016 presidential run, said he helped pass Obamacare and defend it from Republican repeal efforts.
"At the end of the day, you've either got to be on the side of the people or the side of the health insurance companies. I know what side I'm on," Sanders said after Biden released his plan. Both Sanders and Biden are looking to rebound from a dip in their opinion poll numbers after the first Democratic presidential debate in June.
Harris also told CNN she would not favor a middle-class tax increase to pay for the plan. Sanders has said he would pay for his bill with a combination of taxes on employers, individuals, businesses and the wealthy. Some Democrats worry Sanders, who pushed eventual nominee Hillary Clinton to the left during their 2016 primary, would prevail on issues such as healthcare and leave the party vulnerable against Trump.
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