Kamala Harris Says ‘Medicare for All’ Wouldn’t End Private Insurance. It Would
- She favors single payer but wants a role for private insurance
- Slips expose a vulnerability after poll surge from debate
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Kamala Harris says she supports “Medicare for All,” and she has cosponsored legislation with Bernie Sanders. But unlike her Democratic presidential rival, she says the plan wouldn’t end private insurance.
That’s misleading. The measure would outlaw all private insurance for medically necessary services but allow a sliver to remain for supplemental coverage. It would force the roughly 150 million Americans who are insured through their employer to switch to a government-run program.