MADISON, Wis. – Vice President Kamala Harris, who campaigned to end private health plans in 2019, accused Friday that former President Donald Trump will “threaten” Americans’ health insurance.
“[Trump] is committed to ending the Affordable Care Act,” the Democratic presidential candidate told Wisconsin voters during a rally in Dane County.
“He’s basically saying he’s going to threaten the health insurance of 45 million people in our country based on the idea,” Harris continued, referring to the GOP nominee on Sept. 10. The ACA, also known as Obamacare, is yet to be introduced.
Since replacing President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris, 59, has campaigned to “extend and strengthen the Affordable Care Act” – running away from his early support. for “Medicare for all” a single-payer health care system.
“The idea is that everybody gets medical care, and you don’t have to go through the insurance company,” Harris said during his 2019 White House run, when asked at a town hall in Iowa. what is his policy. The situation regarding health care will affect people who are satisfied with their health insurance plans.
“Let’s get rid of all that. Let’s move on,” he added.
An estimated 164.7 million people in the US have employer-sponsored health insurance by 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation — plans that would have been eliminated under Harris’ 2019 “Medicare for All” vision .
The Harris campaign packed more than 10,000 supporters into the Alliant Energy Center, outside of downtown Madison, for a violent rally.
This region is known for its high voter turnout and supported Biden more strongly (75.5%) than Trump (22.9%) in the 2020 election.
Heidi Rosenberg, a 61-year-old college instructor in Madison, told The Post that she believes Harris “in his heart” still supports free health care for all.
“Honestly, I think a lot of politicians – and he’s not the first – would say health care for everyone,” he said. “That’s the goal. But it is not an achievable goal.”
“Keeping the Affordable Care Act is the most reasonable goal,” Rosenberg argued.
“I think we need to think about them both and If you ask him [about free healthcare for all] I think in his heart he would say yes, but it is not a reality now,” he added.
Mike Revello, a retired engineer, and Julia Revello, a retired educator, traveled from Chicago to attend the rally, and told The Post this is the first time they’ve supported a presidential candidate.
“We’ve never done this,” Mike said, noting that he and Julia are doing phone banking and mailing postcards for the Harris campaign this cycle.
“It’s amazing,” he added, noting that his main theme is “good versus evil and selfishness versus selflessness.”
Julia’s main issues are “caring for people more than taking care of yourself,” and reproductive rights.
“I can’t stand the thought of Donald Trump in office,” he told The Post.
When asked about Harris’s health flip-flop, Mike said he doesn’t know much about “Medicare for all” but he likes “the fact that the government is talking to the pharmaceutical companies.”
About half of the anti-Israel protesters tried to shout at the vice president during his speech but Harris used their chants, not stopping to accept the noise that was there.
The Post saw an event worker forcefully tear a banner reading “Fund housing not murder” from two protesters.
The employee, a woman, fell to the ground after winning the battle over the banner.
Security escorted the two rioters and others out of the area.
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