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Biggest U.S. Health Insurer Wades Right Into ‘Medicare for All’ Fight

  • UnitedHealth shares reverse early gains, are down 4.2 percent
  • Company reported earnings that beat estimates earlier Tuesday
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The U.S.’s biggest health insurer sharply criticized the “Medicare for All” proposals being debated by Democrats, wading into a heated Washington political debate that’s likely to dominate the 2020 presidential race and the conversation about the future of private health plans in America.