The sharply contrasting plans the Democratic presidential candidates have proposed for repairing the nation’s healthcare system created a clash on the debate stage Thursday, as they argued the merits of vastly expanding government healthcare. He argued that the average family with an income of $60,000 is currently paying 20% of it — $12,000 a year — on healthcare costs. He vowed that under his Medicare-for-all plan, their healthcare costs would be almost entirely erased while their taxes would go up only $1,200. He promised to dismantle a “byzantine and complex” healthcare system that is designed to generate billions of dollars in profits for medical corporations at the expense of consumers. She noted that there is limited appetite in Congress, including among Democrats, for the plan Sanders champions.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 20, 2019 03:56 UTC