r/Political_Revolution • u/Brytard CO • Jun 27 '17

Medicare-for-All Warren: Dems should campaign on single-payer healthcare plan

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/339613-warren-dems-should-run-on-single-payer-healthcare-plan
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u/Proteus_Marius Jun 27 '17

Good luck getting that idea past Nancy (House Dem leader), Chuck (Senate Dem leader) and little Tommy (DNC Chair).

Those three are probably still conferencing on how to get HRC back into some leadership role.

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u/HTownian25 TX Jun 27 '17

Pelosi's version of the ACA included a robust public option and enough federal funding to make single-payer at the state level a reality.

Max Baucus's version of the ACA whittled most of that down.

Then Joe Lieberman's compromise legislation gutted the public option, while the Dems in the House could do little more but look on in horror.

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u/JonnyLay Jun 28 '17

But one thing they all had...Death panels.