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Gov. Polis on Harris No Longer Pushing Medicare for All: ‘It’s Not a One-Size-Fits-All Solution’
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This Week with George Stephanopoulos

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Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl
, Jared Polis

Name: Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl
Employment: ABC News
Position: Senior political correspondent

Name: Jared Polis
Employment: U.S. State Government of Colorado
Position: Governor
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09/03/2024 02:48 pm
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KARL So let me ░░░░░░░░ you about an issue ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately did not come ░░░░░░░░ in the CNN interview ░░░░░░░░ s the issue of ░░░░░░░░ for all which she ░░░░░░░░ and she didn t ░░░░░░░░ favor it in the ░░░░░░░░ campaign It was it ░░░░░░░░ to me a centerpiece ░░░░░░░░ her campaign Let s ░░░░░░░░ back at what she ░░░░░░░░ at the time Clip ░░░░░░░░ Harris I am proud ░░░░░░░░ stand with my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ friends and support Medicare ░░░░░░░░ all I strongly believe ░░░░░░░░ we need to have ░░░░░░░░ for all I support ░░░░░░░░ for all I always ░░░░░░░░ I m running for ░░░░░░░░ to say we need ░░░░░░░░ for all Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So now her campaign ░░░░░░░░ that her position on ░░░░░░░░ has changed that she ░░░░░░░░ longer favors Medicare for ░░░░░░░░ which would be you ░░░░░░░░ government run health insurance ░░░░░░░░ everybody Do you have ░░░░░░░░ sense of why it ░░░░░░░░ I mean and does ░░░░░░░░ need to explain that ░░░░░░░░ Well look as a ░░░░░░░░ value should every American ░░░░░░░░ access to health care ░░░░░░░░ Almost every other wealthy ░░░░░░░░ does that We do ░░░░░░░░ very poorly in our ░░░░░░░░ People overpay for insurance ░░░░░░░░ s people that still ░░░░░░░░ coverage They don t ░░░░░░░░ it through work They ░░░░░░░░ too much to get ░░░░░░░░ through Medicaid They re ░░░░░░░░ old enough to get ░░░░░░░░ for Medicare And we ░░░░░░░░ and we must do ░░░░░░░░ And that involves taking ░░░░░░░░ the special interest which ░░░░░░░░ s done as attorney ░░░░░░░░ which she s done ░░░░░░░░ a senator I mean ░░░░░░░░ on the pharmaceutical industry ░░░░░░░░ on the hospitals and ░░░░░░░░ because we absolutely can ░░░░░░░░ this better It s ░░░░░░░░ a one size fits ░░░░░░░░ solution I think she ░░░░░░░░ and Americans want to ░░░░░░░░ their choice of health ░░░░░░░░ But can we do ░░░░░░░░ and save people money ░░░░░░░░ health care Absolutely And ░░░░░░░░ expect that she ll ░░░░░░░░ working hard to deliver ░░░░░░░░ results so that people ░░░░░░░░ monthly insurance premiums are ░░░░░░░░ and that the American ░░░░░░░░ are able to afford ░░░░░░░░ care KARL But somewhere ░░░░░░░░ the line she I ░░░░░░░░ decided that eliminating private ░░░░░░░░ insurance and replacing it ░░░░░░░░ Medicare for everybody was ░░░░░░░░ wrong approach POLIS Well ░░░░░░░░ I think what she ░░░░░░░░ is what most Americans ░░░░░░░░ is that there s ░░░░░░░░ a one size fits ░░░░░░░░ solution for health care ░░░░░░░░ is a very challenging ░░░░░░░░ vexing issue right It ░░░░░░░░ not one that lends ░░░░░░░░ to a one word ░░░░░░░░ It s figuring out ░░░░░░░░ course first and foremost ░░░░░░░░ Americans can save money ░░░░░░░░ what they have Most ░░░░░░░░ have insurance Are most ░░░░░░░░ happy with insurance Not ░░░░░░░░ Many people feel they ░░░░░░░░ too much and they ░░░░░░░░ fought over on the ░░░░░░░░ Can we do better ░░░░░░░░ expanding Medicare as a ░░░░░░░░ letting people buy in ░░░░░░░░ age 55 or 60 ░░░░░░░░ these are ideas that ░░░░░░░░ absolutely be on the ░░░░░░░░ Does negotiating for prescription ░░░░░░░░ rates should that be ░░░░░░░░ the table Look Americans ░░░░░░░░ sick and tired of ░░░░░░░░ ripped off and paying ░░░░░░░░ times eight times as ░░░░░░░░ for the exact same ░░░░░░░░ drug that s available ░░░░░░░░ Europe or Canada We ░░░░░░░░ sick and tired of ░░░░░░░░ We need to take ░░░░░░░░ big pharma and make ░░░░░░░░ Americans get a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ for prescription drugs that ░░░░░░░░ need to stay healthy.”
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