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So last week on March 29th, the House Oversight Committee held the first hearing about

Medicare for All in quite a while. Longtime death panel listeners will remember our coverage of

the first ever Medicare for all hearings, which began to be held back in 2019.

But after those first four hearings and in the midst of the pandemic, it's actually been quite a while since this policy has been up for debate within Congress.

So today, R.D. Phil and I will be rolling up our sleeves and getting into the very messy details of this hearing, breaking down what's

behind the rhetoric for and against this popular in-demand and powerful health finance reform

that's being debated. And we'll be looking at how the conversation around Medicare for all has

shifted, changed, evolved, or frankly stayed exactly the same since 2019.

For those who missed death panel classic flavor, here it is.

It's interesting because, I mean, it's interesting that you say that because, I mean,

I think some parts of this conversation have really evolved.

Others, I think it's almost not even like it's stuck in the 2020, you know,

election cycle Medicare for all discussion.

It almost feels like the sort of extended hangover of the ACA conversation, like the

Affordable Care Act conversation, down to like a lot of the talking points.

Although obviously there are,

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