Keckley Report September 16, 2019
Paul Keckley

Media attention to healthcare is widespread. Two familiar themes surfaced in last week’s news cycle:

1. Health insurance coverage is a surrogate for access to healthcare.

  • In last Thursday’s 3-hour Democratic Presidential Debate from Texas Southern University in Houston, opinions about ‘Medicare for All’ (M4A), which is viewed by most voters as universal coverage, figured prominently. The Democratic aspirants for the White House currently fall into three camps: pro ‘Medicare for All’ candidates led by Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the ‘fix and repair the Affordable Care Act’ contingent led by Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, and the ‘Medicare for All who want it‘ led by Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker. Per Kaiser Family Foundation polling, 55%...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Trends
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