Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Clinton Raises Concerns About Sanders' Health Care Plan, Takes Heat On Her Drug Cost Proposal
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)
