"Medicare for All" likely faces a steep uphill battle in a Republican-controlled Congress. We explored who exactly these 16 cosponsors are, and what their relationship to Sanders looks like. Of the 16 original cosponsors, Senators Harris, Booker, Udall, and Heinrich represent states with the highest percent of uninsured constituents.
How many senators support Medicare for All?
Bernie Sanders and 14 of his Democratic colleagues introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 Wednesday to guarantee health care to every American as a right, not a privilege.
Does Medicare for All include mental health?
The Medicare for All Act builds upon and expands Medicare to provide comprehensive benefits to every person in the United States. This includes primary care, vision, dental, prescription drugs, mental health, substance abuse, long-term services and supports, reproductive health care, and more.
Why are Americans against universal healthcare?
Beyond individual and federal costs, other common arguments against universal healthcare include the potential for general system inefficiency, including lengthy wait-times for patients and a hampering of medical entrepreneurship and innovation [3,12,15,16].
How Medicare for All would hurt the economy?
The real trouble comes when Medicare for all is financed by deficits. With government borrowing, universal health care could shrink the economy by as much as 24% by 2060, as investments in private capital are reduced.
What is an original cosponsor?
An original cosponsor was a cosponsor on the date the legislation was introduced. Other cosponsors are shown with the date they joined, or later withdrew.
How many cosponsors of H.R. 1976?
Cosponsors of H.R. 1976. This bill has 117 cosponsors: 117 Democrats. Show 36 more... An original cosponsor was a cosponsor on the date the legislation was introduced. Other cosponsors are shown with the date they joined, or later withdrew.
130 Democrats
Jayapal's bill has the support of 106 other House Democrats, but there are still 130 members of the majority party who have yet to sign on. Those members, according to a study by Carl Gibson at GritPost, are recipients of over $43 million in donations from the healthcare industry over their careers.
Pushing from the Left
Advocacy group National Nurses United, in a statement Tuesday, announced the organization's intention to hold House Democrats accountable if they don't support the bill.
Bernie Sanders, Possible Cabinet Pick, Says Green New Deal, Medicare for All Won at the Polls
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a possible Labor secretary candidate in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, on Tuesday said public support for the Green New Deal and Medicare for All was won at the polls.
Comment
Those who contend that Medicare for All caused a poor showing in the election are going to have to explain this one. All 112 co-sponsors of the Medicare for All Act of 2019 who were on the ballot won re-election!
