As Obamacare Fails, Left Demands Trillion Dollar Government Takeover

Former-President Obama, Senate Democrat Leaders, & Liberal Groups Have Called For Even More Government In ‘Obamacare 2.0’

THE WASHINGTON POST: “Obamacare looks shaky … This, in turn, has rekindled calls on the left to create a European-style ‘single-payer’ system, in which the government directly pays for every American’s health care.” (Editorial, “Single-Payer Health Care Would Have An Astonishingly High Price Tag,” The Washington Post, 6/18/2017)

“Not all the calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act are coming from Republicans. Three N.J. House Democrats are among 113 sponsors of legislation to replace the health care law… with a government-run, single-payer plan.” (“3 N.J. Democrats Also Want To Repeal Obamacare. But They Have A Very Different Solution,” NJ.com, 6/17/2017)

• 113 Democrats are co-sponsors of HR.676. (H.R.676 - Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act, Introduced 1/24/2017)

“Obamacare 2.0: ... President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a ‘public option’ to let Americans buy insurance from the government.” (“Obamacare 2.0: Obama Calls For Revisiting The Public Option,” The Associated Press, 7/11/2016)

• “Hillary Clinton, President Obama, and most Senate Democrats coalesce around a government-run insurance agency as part of the solution to Obamacare cost woes...” (“When It Comes To A Public Option, It’s A Battle Of Wills,” Morning Consult, 10/03/2016)

• “Adding a government-run insurance option... has long been a goal of liberals.” (“Senate Dems Unveil New Public Option Push For Obamacare,” The Hill, 9/15/2016)

“Senate Democrats and liberal groups are unveiling a new push to add a public option on ObamaCare ... The effort is led by senators including Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on track to be the next Democratic leader, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)...” (“Senate Dems Unveil New Public Option Push For Obamacare,” The Hill, 9/15/2016)

• SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): “I signed on to ... a provision for us to consider a public option when it comes to health insurance.” (Sen. Durbin, Congressional Record, S. 5916, 9/21/2016)

• “Thirty-three mostly liberal Democrats, including all the Senate leadership, have signed onto a ... Senate resolution introduced last Friday to add the public option to Obamacare...” (“Democratic Liberals, Moderates Feud Over Public Option,” Politico, 9/22/2016)

Government Plan ‘Would Have An Astonishingly High Price Tag’ – ‘$32 Trillion’

THE WASHINGTON POST: “[T]he government’s price tag would be astonishing. When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed a ‘Medicare for all’ health plan in his presidential campaign, the nonpartisan Urban Institute figured that it would raise government spending by $32 trillion over 10 years, requiring a tax increase so huge that even the democratic socialist Mr. Sanders did not propose anything close to it.” (Editorial, “Single-Payer Health Care Would Have An Astonishingly High Price Tag,” The Washington Post, 6/18/2017)

• “To realize the single-payer dream of coverage for all and big savings, medical industry players, including doctors, would likely have to get paid less and patients would have to accept different standards of access and comfort. There is little evidence most Americans are willing to accept such tradeoffs.” (Editorial, “Single-Payer Health Care Would Have An Astonishingly High Price Tag,” The Washington Post, 6/18/2017)