Over the course of this year, various progressives have rallied behind a healthcare plan known as Medicare-for-All. According to the left-wing, Medicare-for-All is designed to ensure that each American has access to healthcare.
This is also a plan which virtually all 2020 Democrat candidates have cosigned, with the exception of frontrunner Joe Biden. Collectively, Medicare-for-All is extremely popular amongst the Democrat Party.
The nature of Medicare-for-All would inherently mandate that people in this country no longer remain on private health insurance. This is something which many conservatives view as problematic; however, House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a different outlook; the congresswoman recently asserted that Americans won’t experience “heartbreak” over losing private health insurance.
AOC on Americans Losing Private Healthcare
Medicare-for-All has faced widespread censure from the right-wing, especially due to its costs. Weeks ago, 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders admitted that Americans will pay more in taxes if Medicare-for-All succeeds. Furthermore, he maintains that this type of healthcare system will rack up $40 trillion dollars over the course of one decade alone.
