Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) on Thursday pushed Democratic voters to turn out in Georgia to boost long-sought liberal objectives like the $15 minimum wage and universal health care. 
Alaska Senate candidate Al Gross (I.) used to boast of being an "outspoken advocate" of single-payer health care, but now that he's running for statewide office his position is that he "never" supported such a system. 
Democratic presidential soon-to-be-nominee Joe Biden envisions a dramatic expansion of Obamacare if elected, returning the controversial program to the public eye and likely igniting a renewed legislative battle over medical care. 
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. 