26 February 2019 - At a recent town hall in California, Senator Kamala Harris, who announced her 2020 presidential bid, said she favours Medicare for all. 

This prompted a debate among Democrats about what the party stands for on health care.

House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled details of a Medicare for All bill that would create a new federally financed health system, a proposal likely to shape a debate between the party’s 2020 presidential candidates who back the plan and centrists campaigning for more limited expansion options.

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