Public Option

Democrat leaders announced Wednesday that they will work on a bill that would establish a federal public option alternative to private health insurance.

Democrats in Connecticut are hoping private sector insurance companies will help them expand health care in the state by having the businesses subsidize coverage not only for low-income residents but for migrants who are living in the state illegally.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated that “public option is simply a slow roll to Medicare for all,” and “does eventually get rid of your private insurance by undercutting all private

Connecticut Democrats will maintain solid control of the legislative agenda in the state after they picked up eight more House seats and two more Senate seats to date.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said during a debate on Thursday night that Iowa Senate Democrat candidate Theresa Greenfield’s support for a public option could bankrupt 52 Iowa hospitals.

Joe Biden claimed during the presidential debate on Tuesday night that his public option insurance plan would only be available for Americans that qualify for Medicaid.

The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future launched two ads ahead of the GOP and the Democrat National Conventions, warning public officials not to adopt a government-run public option that could have dire consequences for the healthcare industry.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) unveiled an ad Tuesday attacking Montana Democrat Gov. and Senate Democrat candidate Steve Bullock for supporting a healthcare plan that could close rural Montana hospitals.

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), who has endorsed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, stated that we might have a Medicare for all system at some point, but it

“Mike’s plan will allow people to keep their private insurance,” reads his website, and “create a Medicare-like public insurance option.” By pursuing a public option that would destroy private insurance markets, Bloomberg and his travelers are trying to eat their cake and have it too.

Many Democrats believe that party infighting over the future of health care is sending mixed messages to voters, according to a report released Tuesday.

Former Vice President Joe Biden accused South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday of stealing his healthcare plan.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) slammed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) Medicare for All plan as a “pipe dream” during the fourth Democrat debate in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday night.

Illegal immigration costs Americans $300 billion a year, Trump tweeted. The tweet comes as a growing number of Democrat legislators and 2020 candidates step up demands that taxpayers provide more healthcare to illegal migrants.

Former Vice President Joe Biden mocked Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) trust in corporate America during the third Democrat primary debate on Thursday.

The Iowa Cedar Rapids Gazette wrote an analysis Tuesday that up to 52 rural Iowa hospitals could close under former Vice President Joe Biden’s public option plan.

Joe Biden struggled to name the department of Health and Human Services, while discussing his proposal to expand Obamacare and lower drug prices.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), who is up for reelection in 2020, has attacked Medicare for All, even though he recently admitted that “you’re going to have Medicare for All down the road.”

Many vulnerable Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2020 have rejected the polarizing Medicare for All proposals and instead pushed for expanding Obamacare through a public option.

A healthcare executive said Thursday that both Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All and former Vice President Joe Biden’s public option are “similarly bad.”

A healthcare executive slammed Medicare for All Wednesday, saying that the single-payer healthcare plan would cause “disruption” for millions of Americans by eliminating their private health insurance. 

Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed Saturday that his public option healthcare plan will “make health care more affordable” and expand health insurance coverage for millions of Americans that do not have coverage under Obamacare.

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced Thursday that they will leave an industry group dedicated to fighting Medicare for All and other single-payer proposals. 

Sixty-four percent of American voters remain unwilling to pay more taxes to pay for universal coverage, such as Medicare for All or a public option, according to a poll released Thursday.

Nearly two-thirds of swing-state voters favor lowering healthcare costs over providing universal health care, according to a poll released Thursday.

Although Medicare for All remains a popular proposal for progressive Democrats, many labor unions remain divided over whether the single-payer healthcare proposal would benefit American workers.

A majority of likely Iowa Democrat caucus voters prefer a public option, compared to only one-fifth of Democrats who prefer Medicare for All, according to a poll released this week.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) promised this week to repeal Obamacare if President Donald Trump and Republicans win the House back in the 2020 election. 

Democrat 2020 presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg unveiled a healthcare plan Friday to expand healthcare access to rural areas despite some studies cautioning that a public option could close nearly half of rural hospitals.

A study released Wednesday found that a government health insurance option, a proposal backed by former Vice President Joe Biden, could close as many as 55 percent of rural hospitals.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) beats out former Vice President Joe Biden on health care, which serves as a symbolic contrast over the Democrats’ ideological split over Medicare for All or improving Obamacare through a public option, according to a poll released Tuesday.

The Donald Trump administration continues to mull whether to roll out its long-awaited Republican healthcare plan as an alternative to the Democrats’ Medicare for All and public option proposals.

Former Vice President Joe Biden proposed jailing insurance industry executives for opposing his health care proposal at the second Democrat presidential debate on Wednesday.

Joe Biden claimed Wednesday night during the 2020 Democrat presidential debate that “Obamacare is working” even though premiums, deductibles, and co-pays remain historically high.

American approval of a public option implodes if it leads to more government in health care, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said Monday that former Vice President Joe Biden’s public option plan serves as a “trojan horse” with single-payer health care “hiding inside.”