Hickenlooper: I Don’t Agree with Sen. Sanders’ Single-Payer Health Care System

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HICKENLOOPER: “Thank you, and I appreciate that. In Colorado -- and one of the things that we've done, I think, as well as any state, I've been able to bring people together who were on different sides of the fence, in many cases find collaborative solutions. I think, you know, we're at almost universal coverage in we're about 95% coverage. And we did that by expanding Medicaid, by creating one of the most innovate and successful health care exchanges in the country. I don't agree with senator Sanders, the single payer approach, that you're going to have Medicare for all. I understand that we need a public option. I understand to get to that 100% coverage -- I mean let's be honest. Health care should be a right, not a privilege, right? And I will do everything I can to make sure -- I believe that. I've worked for that. I helped start a community health center in 1973, and we said back then health care needs to be a right, not a privilege. I want to support any way we can get to universal coverage. That should be our first and primary goal. That should be our north star. But I also recognize that there are north of 150 million people that have private -- I mean how many of you now have insurance through -- you or a family member have insurance through your place of business, right?”