Boost Obamacare or push for single-payer? Democrats face tough decisions on the road to 2020

Modern Healthcare: The act of defending the Affordable Care Act helped Democrats wrest back control of the House of Representatives in November. But in the run-up to the 2020 elections, holding steady may not be enough to prevent intraparty dissension over Medicare for All.

But proponents of Medicare for All, the slogan for a single-payer approach brought to the mainstream by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), expect the status quo to fuel their policy as healthcare industry profits soar and public disgust over high costs mounts.

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