AOC’s ‘path forward’ on healthcare is just a giant step back

Published November 22, 2020 12:00pm ET



On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Katie Porter, and Pramila Jayapal joined former insurance industry executive and now “Medicare for all” advocate Wendell Potter in an online strategy session to “chart the path forward” for health reform under a Biden administration.

The trio of liberal lawmakers pressed ahead with their demand for single-payer healthcare. “More and more Americans, even Republicans, are increasing in their support for a Medicare for All system and guaranteeing healthcare as a human right in the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

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