Clinton Raises Concerns About Sanders’ Health Care Plan, Takes Heat On Her Drug Cost Proposal
In the Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton suggests that the U.S. should move forward with President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act rather than move to Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal for Medicare for all.
The Associated Press:
Clinton Goes After Sanders On Taxes, Health Care
Fresh from the second Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Bernie Sanders would raise middle-class taxes and “scrap” President Barack Obama’s health care law, in an escalating critique of the Vermont senator. (Thomas, 11/15)
The Washington Post:
Clinton Faces Sharp Attacks On Wall Street Ties, Iraq Vote At Second Democratic Debate
During the debate. Clinton attacked two key policy Sanders policy proposals – one to make public colleges tuition-free, and another to give all Americans government-run health insurance – as impractical or unfair, in a part of the second Democratic debate seemingly aimed at moderate voters. ... Clinton also criticized Sanders’s plan, which he calls “Medicare for All,” for essentially eliminating President Obama’s health-care law. But Clinton took an unusual tactic: she said Sanders’ plan did not build the federal government up enough. It would leave some decisions to the state governments, which might be run by Republicans. (Fahrenthold, 11/14)
STAT News:
Clinton Shows Vulnerability On Drug Costs In Debate
Hillary Clinton’s response to a question about her drug costs plan in Saturday’s presidential debate is likely to invite more scrutiny of a key part of that plan: her cap on out-of-pocket expenses. During the Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Clinton was asked about her proposal to limit out-of-pocket expenses to $250 per month, part of a broader plan to put the brakes on rising prescription drug costs. The critical question: wouldn’t that simply translate into higher insurance premiums for consumers? (Robbins, 11/14)
The Washington Post:
Sanders Pushes Family Leave Plan, Says Workers Can Afford $1.39-A-Week Tax Increase To Pay For It
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders highlighted his support Sunday for a plan to provide three months of paid leave after a family has a child and challenged Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton to embrace the same legislation. (Wagner, 11/15)
