Single-payer healthcare on 2020 presidential ballot

Single-payer healthcare on 2020 presidential ballot

Javier Manjarres
Javier Manjarres
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January 29, 2019

With several key candidates having already announced their intentions, the 2020 presidential primary season is in full swing.

Just a couple days removed from officially launching her presidential bid, California Senator Kamala Harris (D) threw her healthcare line in the sand.

Forget Obamacare. Harris wants a ā€œeliminate all of thatā€ and push for a single-payer healthcare system.

During a televised CNN town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, Harris told host Jake Tapper that she wanted to get rid of the insurance company approval process many Americans must go through to get treatment.

"Well, listen, the idea is that everyone gets access to medical care. And you don't have to go through the process of going through an insurance company, having them give you approval, going through the paperwork, all of the delay that may require," Harris told Tapper.

"Who amongĀ us has not had that situation? Where you got to wait for approval, and the doctor says, 'Well I don't know if your insurance company is going to cover this.' Let's eliminate all of that. Let's move on."

Harris has all-but co-opted Senator Bernie Sandersā€™ ā€œMedicare for allā€ initiative, and could prove to be the progressive choice for her political party.

But for that to happen, Harris must first get passed the likes of Julian Castro, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders himself.

Sanders has not official announced his candidacy, but Castro has, and Warren is strongly exploring her presidential bid.

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Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres is a nationally renowned award-winning political journalist and Publisher of Floridianpress.com, Hispolitica.com, shark-tank.com, and Texaspolitics.com He enjoys traveling, playing soccer, mixed martial arts, weight-lifting, swimming, and biking. Javier is also a political consultant and has also authored "BROWN PEOPLE," which is a book about Hispanic Politics. Follow on Twitter: @JavManjarres Email him at Diversenewmedia@gmail.com

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