MFA extremely controversial – most recent introduction proves.
Maya Goldman & Victoria Knight 05/23, Maya Goldman focuses on health policy issues in Congress and the federal agencies for Axios, including Medicare payment, telehealth and price transparency, Victoria Knight Focuses on Congressional health policy issues for Axios, including abortion, drug pricing and Medicare, 05/23/2023, Axios, “What's next for Medicare for All,” https://www.axios.com/pro/health-care-policy/2023/05/23/medicare-for-all-whats-next, RMazhankou
What’s next: Even progressives acknowledge the 118th Congress isn’t going to be the one to pass Medicare for All.
"We got a big election next year, not just for the presidency. We have 33 Senate seats up for grabs," Rep. Jamaal Bowman said during a press conference last week.
"If we increase voter turnout in states across the country ... we can get the right senators into office who support Medicare for All and vote the wrong senators out," he said.
Where it stands: Jayapal said last week that the House bill had more original co-sponsors than ever before. But we checked it out, and the bill actually has the same number of original co-sponsors as it did in the 117th Congress.
A Democratic aide later confirmed to Axios that Jayapal's statement was a mistake due to errors in internal documents.
The Senate bill also has the same number of co-sponsors as last Congress, with the only new addition being Vermont Sen. Peter Welch replacing his predecessor, former Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Industry groups are sticking with the tried-and-true attack lines.
"Every American deserves access to affordable, high-quality health coverage and care — however one-size-fits-all proposals like Medicare for All that result in government-controlled health care won’t help us get there," Partnership for America's Health Care Future executive director Lauren Crawford Shaver said in a news release.
Members of the partnership include the American Hospital Association, AHIP and PhRMA.