June 12, 2019-The Democrats who are still undecided on Medicare-for-all, explained

The most important audience for the House’s latest Medicare-for-all hearing are undecided lawmakers and voters

House Democrats are holding their second-ever hearing on Medicare-for-all, as the party tries to sort out what its next big step on health care should be.

The Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday differs from April’s historic hearing on Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All Act, which would cover every American in one government insurance plan, in two important ways: For one, it’s being held in a committee that actually has significant jurisdiction over health care policy; and two, the single-payer proposal is being reviewed alongside more incremental plans to expand health coverage. Read more