FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS, MD – Today, the Washington Post reported that “Voters have big health-care worries, but not the ones Democrats are talking about.” Instead of Medicare for All, the Post reports that “many voters are not focused on such lofty goals. They want something simpler — to pay less for their own health care.”
Earlier this year, John Delaney released his plan to lower prescription drug prices. Delaney’s plan will lower prescription drug costs through a 100% excise tax on the difference between the cost charged in the United States and the average cost in the developed world. For example, if a drug costs $200 in the United States, but only an average of $140 in similar advanced economy nations, the pharmaceutical company would owe a tax equal to the difference of $60. Delaney’s BetterCare health care plan would provide everyone access to coverage as a right, but also allow people to opt out and keep their private or union provided plans.
“Democrats are running the risk of winning the Twitter primary and losing the general election,” said Delaney Campaign Manager John Davis. “Many of the leading candidates in this field, including Senator Sanders, Senator Warren, and others, want to completely tear down our health care system and replace it with something entirely new. This report from the Post, as well as other recent polling, makes it clear that voters don’t want single-payer and aren’t interested in a podcast-style philosophical debate about health care – they want something that works. John Delaney is one of the few candidates with the courage to speak out against Medicare for All and come forward with a universal health care plan that is tethered to reality.”
READ: Delaney – Medicare for All is political suicide for Democrats
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