{"id":2645819,"date":"2026-08-16T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-says-medicare-for-all-is-most-important-priority\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T20:38:59","slug":"ro-khanna-says-medicare-for-all-is-most-important-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-says-medicare-for-all-is-most-important-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna says &#8216;Medicare for all is most important priority&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-says-medicare-for-all-is-most-important-priority%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) advocates for making &#8220;Medicare for All&#8221; a central part of the Democratic economic agenda, emphasizing that it is a top priority because it can save money and lives. His stance contrasts with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries\u2019s more cautious approach, which focuses on making healthcare more affordable by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-see-electoral-opportunity-with-rising-energy-prices\/\" title=\"... see electoral opportunity with rising energy prices\">restoring tax credits<\/a> and protecting access without fully endorsing Medicare for All. Khanna argues that the current healthcare system causes financial hardship,suppressing wages and contributing to low income growth,with rising insurance costs being a significant factor. He highlights that healthcare costs are a major obstacle to economic stability and criticizes the incremental approach, asserting that Medicare for All could improve wages and reduce financial insecurity, especially for those facing serious illnesses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) pushed back against House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/a>\u2019s (D-NY)\u00a0more cautious approach to healthcare, arguing that Democrats should make \u201cMedicare for All\u201d a central part of their economic agenda. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMedicare for all is arguably the most important priority,\u201d Khanna said on NBC\u2019s <em>Meet the Press <\/em>on Sunday. \u201cIt would save money, and it would save lives.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4689105\/khanna-pushes-back-jeffries-medicare-for-all\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ro Khanna pushes back on Jeffries: \u2018Medicare for All is arguably the most important priority\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4689061\/come-at-us-bro-el-sayed-trump-post-wife\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Come at us, bro\u2019: El Sayed taunts Trump after president\u2019s post comparing wives<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688333\/jon-ossoff-georgias-first-jewish-senator-faces-angry-jewish-voters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jon Ossoff, Georgia\u2019s first Jewish senator, faces angry Jewish voters<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna\u2019s comments come after Jeffries emphasized Democrats\u2019 efforts to make healthcare more affordable, including restoring tax credits from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\">Affordable Care Act<\/a>. Jeffries <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4666517\/hakeem-jeffries-reverse-medicaid-cuts-democrats-house-majority\/\">vowed to reverse<\/a> cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies should Democrats retake the House majority in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries has argued that Democrats should focus on lowering costs for Americans while protecting access to healthcare, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2088998913986486462\">saying<\/a>, \u201cI haven\u2019t co-sponsored the \u201cMedicare for All\u201d legislation that has been introduced over the last several years; I do think we need to figure out how to fix our broken healthcare system and then build something better.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ro Khanna responds to Jeffries: \u201cMedicare for All is arguably the most important priority\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V4VaoDq2lw\">pic.twitter.com\/V4VaoDq2lw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2089051144660148488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna argued that the current healthcare system is contributing to financial hardship for working Americans, saying rising insurance costs are suppressing wages and forcing families into debt. Khanna also pointed to what he described as historically low worker income growth, arguing that rising health insurance expenses are partly responsible. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe know that the average income of workers is 43%. It\u2019s the lowest it\u2019s ever been since 1929,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cOne of the reasons is because of exploding health insurance. Medicare for all would increase wages.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4530073\/california-rep-ro-khanna-pushes-free-free-free-agenda\/\"><strong>RO KHANNA PUSHES MEDICARE FOR ALL, FREE COLLEGE, FREE TRADE SCHOOL AGENDA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna said medical costs remain a major source of financial insecurity, particularly for Americans diagnosed with serious illnesses. \u201cYou talk to folks, and they\u2019ll say, \u2018the biggest thing that pushes me into bankruptcy is if someone gets cancer, and I can\u2019t afford the bills,\u2019\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna ultimately described healthcare costs as \u201cthe single biggest roadblock in our economic system,\u201d putting him at odds with the more incremental approach emphasized by Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khanna urges Medicare for All as top priority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2645820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-l2v0fbsgr-1786907758900-e1786907844344.jpg?1786893435&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4606,38145,32530,84262],"class_list":["post-2645819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-healthcare","tag-medicare-for-all","tag-ro-khanna","tag-universal-coverage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-l2v0fbsgr-1786907758900-e1786907844344.jpg?1786893435&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645819"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645823,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645819\/revisions\/2645823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}