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Why progressives are ready to ditch Obamacare

CQ on Congress podcast, Episode 146

The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind two ambulances last summer. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
The U.S. Capitol building is seen behind two ambulances last summer. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

The 2010 health care law has left tens of millions uninsured, leading to a groundswell of support from the left for a single-payer system, or “Medicare for All.” Health care reporter Mary Ellen McIntire explains why progressives are ready to move on, what it would take politically to get there, and how they would transform American health care.

Show Notes:

Watch: What if we switch to a single-payer health care system?

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