There's A Reason We Can't Stop Talking About Healthcare

The fifth Democratic primary debate on Wednesday (November 20) began on the same note because the fourth, third, second, and first debate: Healthcare. And, while the conversations on stage can definitely get tiring, there's a good reason we can't stop talking about healthcare.


Simply, American people care about it.


According to a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll conducted earlier this week, nearly 20 percent of people mentioned health care was the most crucial provide to them in the Democratic primary — more than any other issue.


It's also one of the issues that differentiates the candidates more clearly than any other distribute. We know that voters care about the issues, although the intricacies of the provide is where the debate really gets going: According to a CBS News poll released in October, 91 percent of Democrats mentioned that they favor a “national, government-administered health insurance plan that could be accessible to all individuals.” A July NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll showed that 64 percent of Democrats think Medicare for All is a good idea if they’re told that it would replace private health insurance and 90 percent of Democrats think "Medicare for All who want it," or a system that permits Residents of the
U.S. To pick between a national health insurance program or their own private health insurance is a good idea according to the same poll.


It's no secret that Residents of the United States are dissatisfied with the current state of healthcare, either: Despite that polls say Americans are very pleased with their personalized insurance in general, the fact remains that in 2016, Residents of the
U.S. paid twice as much as comparable countries for healthcare that was demonstrably worse. Additionally, those numbers leave out the 27.5 million Residents of the
U.S. Who don't have healthcare at all. On top of that, 44 percent of Americans are living on the brink of financial ruin, and believe that an illness would count as a financial hardship.


although Residents of the
U.S. Do care about health care, and are interested in the nuances in how each candidates' plans differ, some Twitter debate watchers are wondering why it was given so much time once other crucial issues — like climate change, abortion rights, and the economy — are so often left off the debate floor.