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May 20, 2019

Democrats grapple with Medicare for All

By ELANA SCHOR, HUNTER WOODALL and ALEXANDRA JAFFE
Associated Press

MASON CITY, Iowa — A half-dozen presidential candidates back “Medicare for All,” a proposal that would put the government in charge of most health benefits. But some of the Democrats they're courting aren't sure that the nation's health care system should be overhauled so dramatically.

After watching Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Medicare for All supporter, speak in a packed northeast Iowa tavern, 67-year-old Connie Suby said she backed the ambitious proposal as an ultimate goal. But she cautioned that “we're not ready for that as a country,” urging “baby steps” that keep private health insurance in place.


 
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