Three big questions that need answering about ‘Medicare For All’

The movement has come a long way, but it still has far to go. No Images? Click here         3 Big Questions Now That ‘Medicare For All’ Is Getting A Hearing​ “Medicare for All” will get a full committee hearing Tuesday, which means the idea of enrolling everybody in a single, government-run insurance plan is about to get more serious attention on Capitol Hill than it has in at least 50 years. To be clear, Tuesday’s hearing won’t be in one of the committees that actually write health care legislation. Their leaders don’t want a serious discussion of Medicare for All right now and neither does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). She thinks Democrats should focus on defending and improving the Affordable Care Act, the program she was instrumental in passing and that Republicans continue to attack. But Pelosi and her lieutenants can’t keep Medicare for All out of the spotlight entirely, because the idea has too much support within the caucus and with Democratic voters around the country. That says a lot about how far the Medicare for All movement has come, even if it still has a very long way to go. READ MORE     🔍 Our politics are personal. We make sense of what’s happening in DC and hold politicians and candidates accountable. Become a HuffPost member today.     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who endured months of criticism from President Donald Trump after appointing Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 election, will step aside next month after a lengthy career at the Justice Department. READ MORE Just days after formally announcing his candidacy, former Vice President Joe Biden gained the backing of a major labor union in his run for president. The International Association of Fire Fighters announced Monday that it was throwing its weight behind Biden in the crowded Democratic field. READ MORE President Donald Trump on Monday accused New York’s governor and attorney general of “illegally” investigating the National Rifle Association “to take down and destroy” the gun group. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Dangerous rhetoric. Psychological abuse. Systematic estrangement. Inside the school that one former student says is like a “cult." Nevada, the westernmost state of the early-voting states in presidential primaries, can often feel like the neglected kid brother of New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa. That could make it 2020's biggest wildcard. This is the 2019 election that should have hedge funds and Wall Street worried.      . Want more?  Trump Campaign Manager Names The Blue States He Plans To Turn Red In 2020 Trump Surpasses 10,000 False Or Misleading Claims Since Becoming President: Report Trump Nominee Stephen Moore Says He Regrets Writings That Disparaged Women   👋You may have noticed our website is now www.huffpost.com. Don't worry, it'll still be the same HuffPost you know and love, just with a new URL. Make sure to update your bookmarks!     HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media Group. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2019 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe