Democrats from coast-to-coast are increasingly weaving the public option that allows Americans to buy into Medicare or Medicaid into their campaigns to boost their electoral prospects in November. New polls and policy proposals from Washington, states and the campaign trail show healthcare is a good issue for Democrats after the Republican-led Congress was unsuccessful in an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And the public option is the vessel that is beginning to get more attention as a domestic issue along side the disdain Democrats hope voters will have in this fall’s midterms toward Donald Trump and the GOP. Tipirneni viewed the Medicare public option as a way to increase choices in Arizona where just one health insurer, Centene, sold coverage on the ACA’s public exchanges this year. “Additionally, this helps people nearing retirement while lowering costs for those in the private insurance markets.

Source: Forbes April 29, 2018 13:30 UTC