Ocasio-Cortez: Nobody Is ‘Heartbroken’ by the Prospect of Losing Private Health Insurance

Survey: 58 percent oppose Medicare for All if told it would eliminate private insurance

Jeffrey Cimmino
July 17, 2019 8:00 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., NY) said on Wednesday nobody is "heartbroken" by the prospect of losing their private health insurance if Medicare for All were to be implemented.

Sanders: Single Payer Means Tax Hikes for Middle Class

'Healthcare is not free'

Nic Rowan
July 17, 2019 2:45 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) said that if his Medicare-for-All tax plan is adopted, he will impose tax hikes on the middle class because "health care is not free." Sanders's comment came in response to a question from the Washington Post's Robert Costa during an interview on Tuesday.

Sanders Adviser Hits Harris Plan to Pay for Medicare for All

Says Harris needs "unicorns, magic wands" to avoid middle-class tax hike

Zach Faria
July 17, 2019 11:50 AM

A campaign adviser for Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) hit Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) for saying she could pay for her health care plan without raising taxes on the middle class.

Planned Parenthood Staffers: Wen Fired Over ‘Lack of Leadership’

'S⁠—t has been crazy, there was a whole system of insanity'

Nic Rowan
July 17, 2019 11:00 AM

After Planned Parenthood fired Leana Wen on Tuesday, sources told BuzzFeed News Wen had been in negotiations with the board over her departure for weeks because of poor relationships with staff and "a complete lack of leadership capability."

Biden: If You Like Your Health Care Plan, You Can Keep It

Repeats Obama pledge about Affordable Care Act

David Rutz
July 15, 2019 5:30 PM

Former Vice President Joe Biden repeated one of his old boss's most infamous pledges on Monday, saying under his proposal, "if you like your health care plan ... you can keep it."

Biden Surprised So Many Democrats Want to Get Rid of Obamacare

Biden's healthcare plan includes a public option but does not go as far as other Democrats

Charlie Hoffmann
July 15, 2019 11:15 AM

Former vice president Joe Biden released his campaign's healthcare plan Monday morning in a short video in which Biden criticized some of his presidential primary contenders who want to get rid of Obamacare and private insurance entirely.

Kamala Harris Stands by Latest Private Insurance Reversal

Harris has been inconsistent on the role of private health insurance

Philip Caldwell
July 12, 2019 1:40 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) confirmed during a Friday appearance on The View that her Medicare for All plan would not eliminate private supplemental health insurance, rebutting her own past statements indicating that she supported abolishing private insurance.

Bloomberg Analysis: Poorer Families Lose Under Sanders Plan

Taxpayers with employer-sponsored insurance also likely to pay more on Medicare for all

David Rutz
July 2, 2019 10:55 AM

Most Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance and poorer families on Medicaid will come out on the losing end of Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I., Vt.) Medicare for all proposal.

Poll: Democratic Candidates More Extreme On Health Care Than Majority Of Their Voters

Vast majority of Democrats oppose government-provided insurance replacing private insurance

Graham Piro
July 2, 2019 10:45 AM

A new CNN poll indicates Democratic presidential candidates have lurched further to the left than their voters on healthcare issues such as eliminating private insurance for government-provided health care and providing health care for illegal immigrants.

Horn (D) Dodges Question About Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

Democrats at Thursday night's debate said their plans would cover illegal immigrants

Jeffrey Cimmino
July 1, 2019 3:15 PM

Rep. Kendra Horn (D., Okla.) gave an evasive response when asked whether she supports government-provided health care for illegal immigrants during an appearance on CBS Oklahoma on Monday.