To get to single-payer, sustain Obamacare
Obamacare is still with us. The latest Republican repeal effort has failed, and the enrollment period begins Nov. 1. A bipartisan Senate bill to address its problems could be voted on sometime this fall. Meanwhile, many Democrats are embracing a single-payer "Medicare for all" system as the next step in health care reform. But making single-payer the top priority now could jeopardize the gains made since passage of the Affordable Care Act, which is still
