(CNN) As attention on Medicare for All continues to grow, the industries that would be most affected by the shift are determined to chill the fervor. They are launching ad campaigns, talking to lawmakers, conducting polls, utilizing social media and speaking out against the concept of a single-payer health care system. Also, Democratic lawmakers in both chambers have been refloating more moderate bills that would allow younger Americans to buy into Medicare or Medicaid. Some want to fully shift to a government-run program, while others prefer to expand the reach of Medicare or Medicaid while keeping the private insurance system in place. Still, most of these proposals would diminish or eliminate the role of private insurers, cut payments to hospitals and doctors and allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices.

Source: CNN February 25, 2019 17:03 UTC