Axios.com political coverage: on Health Care


Amy Klobuchar: Backs Medicare Advantage, alternative to Medicare

She is one of two Democratic presidential candidates who signed a letter backing Medicare Advantage, the growing alternative to traditional Medicare. She urged the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on "pay-for-delay" pharmaceutical deals.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

Andrew Yang: Aligned with "intactivists": against circumcision

Andrew Yang's stance on key issues: Circumcision: In March, Yang came out against circumcision, telling the Daily Beast: "I'm highly aligned with the intactivists. History will prove them even more correct. From what I've seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky."
Source: Axios.com on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 22, 2019

Andrew Yang: Advocates for a single-payer health care system

Yang calls his economic philosophy "human-centered capitalism," advocating for a system that emphasizes metrics that measure "human well-being and fulfillment," such as standard of living, health-adjusted life expectancy, childhood success rate and social and economic mobility. He described his plans as a "vision for a trickle-up economy" on ABC's This Week.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

Beto O`Rourke: Universal coverage, not Medicare-for-All

O'Rourke supports universal health care but did not mention Medicare for All on his senatorial campaign website, despite backing such a program in 2017.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 29, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: Co-sponsored Medicare-for-All

Medicare For All: Co-sponsored Bernie Sanders' bill in September 2017.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 8, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: $100 billion in multi-faceted program on opioid addiction

Opioid crisis: Proposed a $100 billion plan over the next 10 years to fund first responders, public health departments and states for prevention and rehabilitation services. Warren fired shots at Big Pharma and Congress for choosing "greed" over the best interest of the American public.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 8, 2019

Eric Swalwell: Invest in search for cures for Alzheimer's, cancer, ALS

Wants large sums of public money to find cures to Alzheimer's, cancer and ALS.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 9, 2019

Jay Inslee: Declared emergency over measles anti-vaccination wave

Vaccinations: Inslee declared a state of emergency in January after the anti-vaccination wave contributed to cases of measles, causing what he called a "public disaster."
Source: Axios.com on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 22, 2019

Joe Biden: Expand ObamaCare, but not Medicare-for-All

Biden has signaled that he is open to adding onto the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law while he was vice president. "The Affordable Care Act was a big step ... but we need to build on it. What we can't do is blow it up." Biden has spoken out against Republicans' efforts to repeal and replace the ACA. He hasn't publicly supported Medicare for All.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 25, 2019

John Delaney: Supports universal care, not Medicare-for-All

In an interview with CNBC, Delaney said he supports creating a universal health care system, but not Medicare for All.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Feb 27, 2019

John Hickenlooper: Implemented ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid in Colorado

Created an Affordable Care Act exchange for Colorado and opted to expand Medicaid.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Mar 26, 2019

John Hickenlooper: Opposed Colorado publicly-financed healthcare

Said he supports single-payer health care, advocating for the general idea rather than hastily hashing out a specific policy. He opposed a ballot measure to bring a publicly-financed health care system to Colorado.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Mar 26, 2019

Julian Castro: US should be the healthiest nation

Medicare for All: He supports it, saying at an event with Iowa Democrats that the U.S. should "be the healthiest nation," per the Hill.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 22, 2019

Marianne Williamson: Supports "Medicare-for-All model"

Supports a "Medicare for All model," according to her campaign website.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 14, 2019

Michael Bennet: Public option rather than Medicare-for-All

As part of a group of Democrats proposing "more incremental steps to broaden health care coverage," rather than "Medicare for All," Bennet and Sen. Tim Kaine proposed "Medicare X," which would develop a public option modeled after Medicare alongside private options on the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 2, 2019

Tim Ryan: Has supported Obamacare & single payer

Ryan has supported single-payer health care and the Affordable Care Act, he said in a Face the Nation interview.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard: Supports Medicare-for-All but keep private insurance

Medicare For All: Supports. Said that she doesn't want to eliminate private insurance.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Mar 10, 2019

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