Heritage January 22, 2020
Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Douglas Holtz-Eakin

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Some House Democrats are co-sponsoring legislation to outlaw virtually all Americans’ public and private health insurance and replace it with a new government plan.

Americans must fully grasp the necessary trade-offs—the sacrifices—they would have to make if Congress were to create and run such a massive program.

Congress can—and should—take a different approach

A majority of House Democrats are co-sponsoring legislation (H.R.1384) to outlaw virtually all Americans’ public and private health insurance and replace their coverage with a new government plan. In the Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare for All” bill (S. 1129) would accomplish the same objective.

Americans must fully grasp the necessary...

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