Via Mediaite:
Independent Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has staked much of his candidacy on his “Medicare for All” plan, but does not appear to know the basic mechanics of health insurance, such as what a deductible is.
Democratic candidates who are campaigning on Medicare for All — especially Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren, but also California Senator Kamala Harris — should study the huge red flags in Sanders’ performance at a health care town hall in Florence, South Carolina this weekend, as the senator struggled to answer questions about his plan even from a friendly audience.
One man told Sanders that his employer pays 85 percent of his premium, and said “When that gets shifted into a tax on the individual, it seems like that’s going to be good for the employer, but it’s going to end up putting a bigger portion on me. I’m not sure I’m going to come out better on it.”