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'Medicare for All' is back: Now comes the hard part
Headline from MedicalXpress
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their health care system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: "Medicare for All."
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At a time when more than 100 million Americans carry medical debt, it’s easy to get behind a promise of free, or free-ish, no-hassle health care. But turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly.
As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their health care system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up in debates and on political platforms: "Medicare for All."
“Medicare for All” is enjoying a political resurgence. A KFF poll released last week found that two-thirds of Americans support a national health plan — the highest level since the organization began asking about the idea in 2017. But enthusiasm falls when Americans confront some of the trade-offs.
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