{"id":45404,"date":"2025-12-03T11:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45404"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:49:11","slug":"we-must-stop-tinkering-around-the-edges-van-hollen-makes-case-for-medicare-for-all-amid-aca-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/we-must-stop-tinkering-around-the-edges-van-hollen-makes-case-for-medicare-for-all-amid-aca-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Must Stop Tinkering Around the Edges\u2019: Van Hollen Makes Case for Medicare for All Amid ACA Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks during a news conference on October 29, 2025 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, let\u2019s extend the ACA tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions,\u201d said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. \u201cThen, let\u2019s finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jake Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 02, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic US Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Monday became the latest lawmaker to champion Medicare for All<\/a> as the best solution to the country\u2019s healthcare<\/a> woes as tens of millions of Americans face soaring private insurance premiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a social media<\/a> post, Van Hollen (D-Md.) said that \u201cwe must stop tinkering around the edges of a broken healthcare system,\u201d pointing to massive administrative costs<\/a> and poor health outcomes<\/a> under the for-profit status quo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYes, let\u2019s extend the [Affordable Care Act<\/a>] tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions,\u201d said Van Hollen. \u201cThen, let\u2019s finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits. We need\u00a0Medicare<\/a>\u00a0for All.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We must stop tinkering around the edges of a broken healthcare system.

Yes, let's extend the ACA tax credits to prevent a huge spike in healthcare costs for millions. Then, let's finally create a system that puts your health over corporate profits.

We need Medicare for All. pic.twitter.com\/lszdO1vw2u<\/a><\/p>— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) December 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>