Race for the White House
Sanders Releases 'Medicare for All' Health Plan Hours Before Debate
The Vermont senator's plan faces stiff opposition from the insurance industry, and would be paid for with a large tax increase.
Clinton and Sanders Spar Over ‘Medicare for All’
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders laid out an ambitious $1.3 trillion plan to remake the U.S. healthcare system, in which the government would pay most Americans' medical bills in place of private insurers.
Sanders's plan, released hours before he confronts Hillary Clinton in a Democratic presidential primary debate, would go far beyond the Affordable Care Act that she supports. He would upend healthcare in the nation, essentially swapping higher taxes for most individuals and businesses for the private insurance premiums Americans pay today. Overall, Sanders said, his plan would save the nation $6 trillion over the next decade.