Warren has her own plan for everything – except this
Warren, a
But on the issue that matters most to many voters — health care — Warren is all in on her opponent
"The senator says she's for Bernie," Biden quipped. "Well, I'm for Barack."
No issue has defined the early months of the
The issue is a delicate one for Warren, who needs to unify the
On such a critical issue, Warren allies believe there's no incentive to complicate the debate by creating a new plan.
"Making clear that they're aligned on the
Indeed, the
Biden leads those who prefer to leave the private insurance market in place but give people the choice to join a government-backed "public option." Sanders leads the other, which would replace the private insurance market altogether with a single-payer health care system requiring virtually no out-of-pocket costs.
From the beginning, Warren has been clearly aligned with Sanders' faction. Yet some of Sanders' supporters are not yet convinced she's as committed to Medicare for All as the plan's author. Progressive critics noted, for example, that Warren indicated she supported "a lot of plans" when asked about health care in an interview after the debate.
"I support Medicare for All. I think it's a good plan. And look, I support a lot of plans — other things that people have come up with. When they're good plans, let's do it," Warren told
"For
But she suggested that only Sanders is invested enough in the plan to ensure it ultimately becomes law.
"He's the only one who will see it through all the way to the end," she said. "This is in his bones."
"I genuinely think that neither camp is really going to have that hard a time voting for the other," said Brezler, who helped raise money for Warren's first
Warren's campaign declined to comment for this story aside from pointing to the
During the debate, she repeatedly defended her support for the plan, but she let Sanders punch back at Biden when the former vice president raised questions about its cost.
Biden noted Medicare for All would cost taxpayers roughly
Medicare for All, Sanders said, would cover everyone and eliminate all out-of-pocket expenses, deductibles and co-payments.
"I ... wrote the damn bill, if I may say so," Sanders said as Warren looked on.
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