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Democrats See Health Care as Winning Issue in 2020 US Election
Growing public support

for health care programs

helped the Democratic Party

win control of the U.S. House of Representatives

in the 2018 election

and advocates believe

it will also help the party nominee

in 2020.


"Health care is a winning issue

for Democrats.


So, I think

any way

that they focus on health care and solutions

is gonna be beneficial

to them."


Republicans have had to fend off criticism

that conservative efforts

to cut government funding

would deny care

to many in need.


"No one's trying to deny the sick health care.

I think

that's an important thing

to clarify.


What's important is

how we achieve that."


The rising cost of health care

continues to be a major concern

in the U.S.


Senator Bernie Sanders

who lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016

is again running

on the promise

to expand the government Medicare program

for senior citizens

to provide universal health care

funded by increased taxes.


"The goal of a rational health care system is

not to make insurance companies billions in profits."


But there are concerns

that proposing a government takeover

of the $2.5-trillion health care industry

could alienate centrist voters

in the general election.

President Donald Trump has criticized Democratic health care proposals

as socialist.


"Democrat lawmakers are now embracing socialism.


They want to replace individual rights

with total government domination."


During the 2016 campaign,

Trump promised

not to cut assistance programs.

But in this year's budget,

the president proposed reducing funding

for both Medicare and Medicaid,

which provides medical assistance

to the poor and disabled.


Brian Padden, VOA News, Washington
 

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