Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight

Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan propels 'Medicare for All' debate

Progressive victories in the midterm elections have reignited calls for 'Medicare for All' as voters struggle with rising healthcare costs, but critics warn of ‘huge' political risks.

Midterm wave sets a course for "Medicare for All" fight

Voter frustration with healthcare costs helped fuel the Democrats' midterm takeover of Congress. But Democratic control doesn't mean "Medicare for All" will follow, as some hoped.

Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight

LANSING, Mich. — Fifteen years working as an emergency room nurse has convinced Kim Bogan that the only way to fix the American healthcare system is to tear it down and start over. Her patients arriving for triage are sicker than ever. They can’t afford many of the prescriptions they get in the ER. And sometimes when patients die, she wonders if she could have saved them had she not been caring for five or six other people at once. That’s why sh…

Midterm Wave Sets a Course for ‘Medicare for All’ Fight - Health Care Today

LANSING, Mich. — Fifteen years working as an emergency room nurse has convinced Kim Bogan that the only way to fix the American healthcare system is to tear it down and start over. Her patients arriving for triage are sicker than ever. They can’t afford many of the prescriptions they get in the ER. And [...]