'Medicare for All' gets boost from first congressional hearing

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Source: The Hill

Progressive Democrats scored a victory of sorts Tuesday when Congress held its first hearing on “Medicare for All,” the left’s ambitious proposal to reshape the American health care system.

Supporters of the legislation had been requesting a hearing for months, and the first public discussion was held in the House, albeit in the nontraditional setting of the Rules Committee, whose jurisdiction is not specific to health care.

The small venue accommodated only a few dozen spectators, and just four reporters, for a meeting that was largely devoid of the fireworks or partisan bickering that often accompany debates about health care.

Instead, members of both parties mostly asked economists and policy experts about how the proposal would work and what it would cost.



Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/441493-medicare-for-all-gets-boost-from-first-congressional-hearing

[cstanleytech]

1. They need to roll Congresses healthcare into medicare for all as well not to mention the military

that way the Repugnants will hesitate cutting their own throats in the future should they try to undo it.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I like that idea.

[mopinko]

5. yup. we would save a lot of money on tricare.

[appalachiablue]

2. K & R. Good on all involved in this historic, vital Congress hearing

for Medicare 4 All.

[DeminPennswoods]

4. Chris Hayes played Ady Barkan's testimony

He can no longer talk and testified using a text-to-speech device. Very powerful indeed.

[appalachiablue]

6. Incredible speech, posted here, front page V & M Section.

[riversedge]

7. yes, very powerful and so glad Chris hayes had segment.