(Reuters) - Carmaker Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Tuesday jumped into the emergency push by major U.S. manufacturers to produce thousands of ventilators and respirators needed for critically ill coronavirus patients. 
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi said on Sunday that universal health care is not a "socialist" or even "liberal concept," claiming instead it is "actually a conservative idea." 
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said at Wednesday's Democratic debate that he was a "fan of Obamacare," the same health care law he called a "disgrace" in 2010. 
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Monday called his Medicare for All program "the least disruptive approach" to national health care reform. 
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Sunday waved away concerns about his unfulfilled promise to disclose his medical records before the first votes were cast this election cycle.
California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced his state spending plan to extend health care coverage to illegal immigrants who are seniors under California’s Medi-Cal program, a part of his most recent effort for statewide health care coverage.
CNN correspondent Christine Romans on Friday delivered a warning to politicians who are trying to remake health care, noting the system makes up one-fifth of the U.S economy.
The White House Council of Economic Advisers on Tuesday slammed House Democrats' hallmark plan to cut drug prices, arguing that it could keep up to 100 fewer life-saving drugs from reaching consumers over the next decade. 
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday claimed his 2020 rival Pete Buttigieg (D.) "stole" his health care plan. 
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) Medicare for All plan has been widely criticized for what many consider its unrealistic approach to raising revenue, but one expert told the Washington Free Beacon the bigger problem is that the plan pushes health care rationing to keep costs low. 