Pete Buttigieg in 2020 FactCheck


On Health Care: 2018: Medicare-for-All; 2020: only for those who want it

Sen. Amy Klobuchar accused Buttigieg of flip-flopping on support for Medicare for All, citing a 2018 tweet in which Buttigieg said he supported it "indubitably" and "affirmatively." Buttigieg does not support the Medicare for All plan proposed by Sanders, but Buttigieg maintains that his plan to offer Medicare as an option in the Affordable Care Act exchanges would put the U.S. on a "glide path" that leads to "a Medicare for All environment."

At the time, Buttigieg was the mayor of South Bend, and not yet a candidate for president. As a candidate, Buttigieg has proposed a more centrist health care proposal than some Democrats. He does not support the Medicare for All plan proposed by Sanders, which would expand Medicare and create a new universal, single-payer health care system in the United States. Rather, Buttigieg is proposing what he calls "Medicare for All Who Want It." It would essentially allow people to buy into Medicare through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.

Source: FactCheck.org on 8th Democrat 2020 primary debate Feb 8, 2020

The above quotations are from Fact-checking on 2020 Presidential, Gubernatorial, and Senatorial campaigns.
Click here for other excerpts from Fact-checking on 2020 Presidential, Gubernatorial, and Senatorial campaigns.
Click here for other excerpts by Pete Buttigieg.
Click here for a profile of Pete Buttigieg.
Please consider a donation to OnTheIssues.org!
Click for details -- or send donations to:
1770 Mass Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org
(We rely on your support!)

Page last updated: Dec 01, 2021