Gift Survey

As the nation moves into the next round of Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” bill and others like it are once again expected to receive intensive focus.

WASHINGTON — In one Senate office building, some of the leading lights of the Democratic Party gathered Wednesday to embrace what was once a proposal only of the far left: a huge expansion of Medicare, large enough to open the popular, government-run health program to all Americans.

As Democratic primary candidates duel over healthcare reform, Insider polled to see what a popular universal healthcare could look like — and to gauge what Americans want to see covered in a national health insurance plan.