1. Verma: ‘Medicare for All means hope for none’
CMS Administrator Seema Verma wrote in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal that “Medicare for All” proposals would harm seniors’ access to care by bringing all Americans into a system created to support just older adults.
2. How ‘Medicare for All’ would affect private insurers: 5 notes
“Medicare for All” proposals to replace private health plans with a government insurance option would overhaul how the current healthcare system functions
3. 3 quotes from Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser on regulation, prices, ‘Medicare for All’
Mario Schlosser, CEO of Oscar, spoke to Slate about launching a startup in a highly regulated industry like health insurance
4. Bernie Sanders: Eliminate private health insurers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said March 26 he supports eliminating private health insurance companies.
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