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." 
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) once again argued during Sunday night's presidential primary debate that the current coronavirus pandemic will be made worse because America does not have a single-payer healthcare system. 
Although backed by redistributionist rhetoric, many programs pushed by 2020 Democrats would primarily benefit highly educated professionals, often at the expense of the bottom fifth of earners, a new report released by the conservative Manhattan Institute concludes. 
Facing mounting pressure to explain how he will raise revenue to cover the largest peacetime budget in American history, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) in advance of Tuesday evening's debate released a plan outlining how he will pay for his "major" proposals. 
Democratic socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders won the most votes in both Iowa and New Hampshire, but has seen support crater in areas with a high number of people on private health insurance plans. 
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. 
Kara Eastman founded the Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance in 2007 to promote "healthy homes" for children, but when the nonprofit started to bleed hundreds of thousands of dollars each year on her watch, she nonetheless received steep raises from the organization. The year before she resigned, Eastman took home nearly $130,000. 
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) said on Sunday that fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) should not be leading the ticket for her party’s nomination.
A Democratic congressional candidate has backpedaled from her support of Medicare for All since launching her campaign, reflecting the proposal's political toxicity in swing districts that could determine the House majority in 2020. 
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.
