PhotoHe warned Democrats against being too cautious on health care or trusting that they could passively reap the benefits of Republican missteps, saying that his party needed a more boldly “aspirational” health care platform. Roughly half would come from existing public money spent on health care, but the rest would require new taxes. Jerry Brown, a Democrat who once campaigned for president supporting single-payer care, has questioned how the state can plausibly foot the bill. And the idea of single-payer health care has stirred interest among some business leaders, like Warren E. Buffett and Charles Munger, who see health care costs as a drag on the economy. Still, Democrats acknowledge that there is a palpable appetite on the left for comprehensive government health care.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2017 18:13 UTC