'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a news conference in Detroit on Aug. 19, 2026. "Medicare for All!" has become part of the political chants at his rallies. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption
Christina Starks-Clay doesn't know how "Medicare for All" would work exactly, but she's willing to bet it'd be better than what she has now.
This story was produced in partnership with KFF Health News .
While standing in line for a Sept. 11 town hall for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Lansing, she whipped out her phone and pulled up a screenshot.
It was of the $1,000 cashier's check she'd picked up at the bank that day to pay down a chunk of her son's dental bills.
Starks-Clay, an early childhood special education paraprofessional, still owed the dentist $389, even with good dental insurance. Her own cleaning a few weeks before had cost $600.
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“Too many people don't have health insurance, too many people who do have insurance can't afford medical care, and many people are terrified about the costs of being sick,”