Urging Dems to Stop Playing Defense, Warren Says Medicare for All 'Goal Worth Fighting For'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on her fellow Democrats on Thursday to “go on the offense” to improve the country’s healthcare system instead of focusing on simply defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

Speaking at a conference for the pro-Obamacare group Families USA, the senator noted that while the ACA has been credited with insuring 20 million Americans who previously had no health coverage, 28 million people remain uninsured nearly eight years after the law was passed.

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“We need to build on that progress and do more to hold America’s insurance companies accountable,” said Warren, who is considered a potential challenger to President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

The senator also touted her support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All proposal, saying it provides a plan “to give every single person in this country a guarantee of high-quality coverage.”