Establishment looks to crush liberals on Medicare for All

[DonViejo]

The coalition that fought Obamacare repeal has fragmented as the party tries to follow through on campaign promises.

By ADAM CANCRYN 12/10/2018 05:10 AM EST

The united front that helped Democrats save Obamacare just a year ago is falling apart over single-payer health care.

Deep-pocketed hospital, insurance and other lobbies are plotting to crush progressives’ hopes of expanding the government's role in health care once they take control of the House. The private-sector interests, backed in some cases by key Obama administration and Hillary Clinton campaign alumni, are now focused on beating back another prospective health care overhaul, including plans that would allow people under 65 to buy into Medicare.

This sets up a potentially brutal battle between establishment Democrats who want to preserve Obamacare and a new wave of progressive House Democrats who ran on single-payer health care.

"We know the insurance companies and the pharma companies are all putting tens of millions of dollars into trying to defeat us," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who co-chairs the Medicare for All Congressional Caucus. "Which I take as a badge of honor — that they’re so concerned about a good policy that they're going to put so much money into trying to defeat it."

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/10/establishment-democrats-progressive-medicare-1052215

[NewJeffCT]

1. As long as McConnell controls the senate

there is 0 hope of Medicare-For-All passing.

They can pass a bill in the House, but McConnell won't even let it come to a vote in the Senate. That happened for years when Dems controlled the Senate and Tom DeLay wouldn't let the good bills passed by the Senate even get a vote in the House - and then Democrats complained that their party didn't do enough and didn't pass enough legislation.

[Guppy]

3. Once again

we see how the structure of the system does not work for the people. No single person should have the power to deny the vote on legislation. This has to be remedied.

[Renew Deal]

2. This is all fairly meaningless unless we control everything

[ismnotwasm]

4. It's not a workable idea at this point

This just pisses me off.

Ugh. I have to go research this author