Clinton Gains Backing Of Large Health Workers Union, Draws Sharper Contrasts With Sanders On Health Policies
Meanwhile, while on the campaign trail in Texas, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took jabs at Gov. Greg Abbott for turning away from the health law's Medicaid expansion.
The Associated Press:
Large Health Care Workers Union Backs Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union on Tuesday, giving her the support of a labor powerhouse that backed President Barack Obama in 2008. The nation's largest health care union represents about 2 million nurses, health care workers and other caregivers and is among the most ethnically diverse unions in the country. The decision is a blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose supporters had pushed against an endorsement. (Thomas, 11/17)
CNN:
Clinton Draws Sharper Contrast With Sanders On Taxes, Health Care
Hillary Clinton drew a sharp contrast with Bernie Sanders on health care and taxes here on Tuesday, telling a fired-up audience at a local community college that as president, she would not raise taxes on the middle class. (Merica, 11/17)
The Associated Press:
Clinton, Sanders Spar Over Taxes, Health Care
Intensifying their rivalry, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday accused Bernie Sanders of charting a tax increase on middle-class families and undercutting President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Sanders' campaign shot back that her approach to health care was all about her financial donors. Clinton said at a Dallas rally that Democrats shouldn't follow a plan by "one of my opponents" that would replace the current health care system with a Medicare for all system, turning it over to the states. (Thomas, 11/17)
The Dallas Morning News:
Hillary Clinton Jabs At Gov. Greg Abbott During Campaign Stop In Dallas
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton took some pointed jabs at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday in an otherwise routine campaign visit to Dallas. “When your governor turned away federal dollars that could have expanded Medicaid, he put ideology ahead of the well-being of the people and the families in this state,” Clinton said, noting Texas’s nation-leading rate of uninsured residents. (Shine, 11/17)
And drug pricing issues continue to be a hot topic among candidates -
STAT:
Nobody Knows If Candidates' Drug-Price Plans Will Actually Work
Here’s a dirty little secret as prescription drug costs emerge as a major political issue: Nobody really knows what will work. Presidential candidates are rolling out proposals and lawmakers are holding hearings to show they’re on it. But many of the top proposals from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the Republican candidates have been floated for a long time — and experts say none is guaranteed to bring down drug prices in a way that would significantly alleviate the burden on consumers. (Scott, 11/18)
