Progressives counter that Americans will be better off overall under their plan because the amount households spend on health care will go down, even if their taxes go up.
During the second night of debates, Sen. criticized the progressives' health care plan for necessitating middle-class tax increases.
In the lead-up to the debates, Sen. unveiled a health plan that would provide universal coverage but keep a role for insurance companies, and said she would not raise taxes on people making more than $100,000 to pay for it.
Biden's campaign estimates that his plan - which gives people the option of a government plan but allows private, employer-based insurance to remain - would cost about $750 billion over 10 years, and that the cost would be offset by increasing taxes on high earners.
A Monmouth University survey released Thursday found that a majority of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers prefer a health plan where people can opt-into Medicare over Medicare for All.
Linden, of the Roosevelt Institute, said he thinks it's a mistake for Democrats to attack other Democratic candidates' health plans over tax increases, arguing it's misleading to focus just on taxes if people will ultimately have more take-home pay.
Kessler said the debate in the primary on taxes to finance health plans is important "Because if Democrats don't have it internally, they're going to hear it when the general election starts."
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/456831-health-care-fight-among-2020-democrats-shifts-to-taxes
During the second night of debates, Sen. criticized the progressives' health care plan for necessitating middle-class tax increases.
In the lead-up to the debates, Sen. unveiled a health plan that would provide universal coverage but keep a role for insurance companies, and said she would not raise taxes on people making more than $100,000 to pay for it.
Biden's campaign estimates that his plan - which gives people the option of a government plan but allows private, employer-based insurance to remain - would cost about $750 billion over 10 years, and that the cost would be offset by increasing taxes on high earners.
A Monmouth University survey released Thursday found that a majority of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers prefer a health plan where people can opt-into Medicare over Medicare for All.
Linden, of the Roosevelt Institute, said he thinks it's a mistake for Democrats to attack other Democratic candidates' health plans over tax increases, arguing it's misleading to focus just on taxes if people will ultimately have more take-home pay.
Kessler said the debate in the primary on taxes to finance health plans is important "Because if Democrats don't have it internally, they're going to hear it when the general election starts."
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/456831-health-care-fight-among-2020-democrats-shifts-to-taxes
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