`Medicare for All` stirs up divisive issues for 2020 Dems
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The `Medicare for All` legislation that`s become a clarion call for progressives has two little-noticed provisions that could make it more politically perilous for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. The bill from White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, along with a similar measure in the House, lifts curbs on government health insurance for people in the country illegally and revokes longstanding restrictions on taxpayer-funded abortions. Embracing the changes will give Democratic candidates a boost with the party`s liberal base in a wide-open primary fight. But such divisive issues could complicate things for an eventual nominee seeking voters in the middle....