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Does Gavin Newsom have the answer to Democrats' health care fights?
PoliticoAs governor, Newsoms health care program has been more incremental than promised, annoying some allies in the single-payer movement while winning some unexpected praise from industry groups. But he also may have found something larger than his own agenda: A health care path that builds on past successes, enacts fresh reforms and may eventually lead to a single-payer system without the political earthquake that so many predict under Sanders bill or Warrens financing plan.
Newsoms is by far the most relevant and revelatory experiential test of the Democratic health care ideas that will be so hotly debated on the Atlanta debate stage Wednesday night. And it offers something for everyone in the race to chew on: A testament to the power that a promise of a single-payer system can have in galvanizing the partys base; the unforgiving realities that make a quick conversion to single-payer practically, and probably politically, impossible; and a way for a leader to win broader support for incremental steps that if pursued diligently enough could lead to universal coverage.
This is the signature issue of the progressive left, and its absolutely driven by whats happening in California, said Doug Herman, a Democratic strategist based in Los Angeles, who attests to the appeal of single-payer as an issue. Medicare for All could help Bernie and Elizabeth in the Democratic primary the same way it helped Gavin Newsom win the primary in California. But the deeper you go, the harder it is to explain how youre going to pay for it.
Newsoms alternative steps include a return of the individual mandate requiring people to buy insurance or pay a tax penalty; stricter coverage requirements on mental health parity; expanded subsidies to help low- and middle-income people purchase coverage; more Medicaid spending to cover undocumented immigrants; and the creation of a much larger state-operated group-purchasing plan to drive down prescription drug costs.
Newsoms is by far the most relevant and revelatory experiential test of the Democratic health care ideas that will be so hotly debated on the Atlanta debate stage Wednesday night. And it offers something for everyone in the race to chew on: A testament to the power that a promise of a single-payer system can have in galvanizing the partys base; the unforgiving realities that make a quick conversion to single-payer practically, and probably politically, impossible; and a way for a leader to win broader support for incremental steps that if pursued diligently enough could lead to universal coverage.
This is the signature issue of the progressive left, and its absolutely driven by whats happening in California, said Doug Herman, a Democratic strategist based in Los Angeles, who attests to the appeal of single-payer as an issue. Medicare for All could help Bernie and Elizabeth in the Democratic primary the same way it helped Gavin Newsom win the primary in California. But the deeper you go, the harder it is to explain how youre going to pay for it.
Newsoms alternative steps include a return of the individual mandate requiring people to buy insurance or pay a tax penalty; stricter coverage requirements on mental health parity; expanded subsidies to help low- and middle-income people purchase coverage; more Medicaid spending to cover undocumented immigrants; and the creation of a much larger state-operated group-purchasing plan to drive down prescription drug costs.
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Does Gavin Newsom have the answer to Democrats' health care fights? (Original Post)
brooklynite
Nov 2019
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Demsrule86
(68,703 posts)1. The OP is about something else than what comes after?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dchill
(38,556 posts)2. Cognitive dissonance?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)3. Every time I click on the link for this post, it brings me here.
I was clicking on a post about Trump saying he didn't know Vindman.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)4. Me too!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)5. So weird, I have never ran into this before, have you?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)6. Seems the link was mis-titled.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)7. Oh ok lol, thanks. I was so confused.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden