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Kristin Lyerly: “Medicare is broken, and I don't know that Medicare for all…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 49:53

And it's really easy to say, like, Medicare for all because it's a slogan, but what does it mean? Like, Medicare is broken, and I don't know that Medicare for all is going to fix it. Single payer. What exactly does that mean? What does government owned mean? So, no, I can't give you an answer, but I can tell you that we need to start on this journey to fixing it. (49:53–49:57)

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Asserts that Medicare is currently broken and questions the effectiveness of Medicare for all.

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