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Searchlight Urges Private-Insurance Universal Care Amid Medicare Push

7/22/2026

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The Searchlight Institute is urging Democrats to abandon Medicare for All and adopt universal health care that preserves private insurance.
Its plan seeks government negotiation of drug prices and breakup of medical monopolies.
The plan says polls favoring Medicare for All mask private-plan holders’ wish to keep coverage.
The Progressive Caucus will hold a Wednesday hearing with National Nurses United to push full Medicare for All.

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The Searchlight Institute is urging Democrats to abandon Medicare for All and adopt universal health care that preserves private insurance.
Its plan seeks government negotiation of drug prices and breakup of medical monopolies.
The plan says polls favoring Medicare for All mask private-plan holders’ wish to keep coverage.
The Progressive Caucus will hold a Wednesday hearing with National Nurses United to push full Medicare for All.