House Democrats are holding their second-ever hearing on Medicare-for-all, as the party tries to sort out what its next big step on health care should be.
The Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday differs from April’s historic hearingon Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All Act, which would cover every American in one government insurance plan, in two important ways: For one, it’s being held in a committee that actually has significant jurisdiction over health care policy; and two, the single-payer proposal is being reviewed alongside more incremental plans to expand health coverage.