| Universal coverage | |
| Joe Biden | Near universal |
| Pete Buttigieg | Near universal |
| Amy Klobuchar | Near universal |
| Bernie Sanders | ✓ |
| Tom Steyer | Near universal |
| Elizabeth Warren | ✓ |
| Public option | |
| Joe Biden | Everyone who wants it |
| Pete Buttigieg | Everyone who wants it |
| Amy Klobuchar | Everyone who wants it |
| Bernie Sanders | Not available |
| Tom Steyer | Everyone who wants it |
| Elizabeth Warren | Not available |
| Single-payer | |
| Joe Biden | Maybe down the road |
| Pete Buttigieg | Maybe down the road |
| Amy Klobuchar | Maybe down the road |
| Bernie Sanders | Quickly |
| Tom Steyer | Maybe down the road |
| Elizabeth Warren | Short transition |
| Medicare for all | |
| Joe Biden | Maybe down the road |
| Pete Buttigieg | Maybe down the road |
| Amy Klobuchar | Maybe down the road |
| Bernie Sanders | Quickly |
| Tom Steyer | Maybe down the road |
| Elizabeth Warren | Short transition |
| Socialized medicine | |
| Joe Biden | ☓ |
| Pete Buttigieg | ☓ |
| Amy Klobuchar | ☓ |
| Bernie Sanders | ☓ |
| Tom Steyer | ☓ |
| Elizabeth Warren | ☓ |
| Private insurance | |
| Joe Biden | Largely preserve |
| Pete Buttigieg | Largely preserve |
| Amy Klobuchar | Largely preserve |
| Bernie Sanders | Eliminate |
| Tom Steyer | Largely preserve |
| Elizabeth Warren | Eliminate |
| Premiums | |
| Joe Biden | ✓ |
| Pete Buttigieg | ✓ |
| Amy Klobuchar | ✓ |
| Bernie Sanders | Replaced by taxes |
| Tom Steyer | ✓ |
| Elizabeth Warren | Replaced by taxes |
| Out-of-pocket expenses | |
| Joe Biden | Reduce |
| Pete Buttigieg | Reduce |
| Amy Klobuchar | Reduce |
| Bernie Sanders | Eliminate |
| Tom Steyer | Reduce |
| Elizabeth Warren | Eliminate |
| Individual mandate | |
| Joe Biden | ✓ |
| Pete Buttigieg | ✓ |
| Amy Klobuchar | ✓ |
| Bernie Sanders | ✓ |
| Tom Steyer | ✓ |
| Elizabeth Warren | ✓ |
| Candidate in one phrase | |
| Joe Biden | Let’s build on the ACA |
| Pete Buttigieg | The ACA & Medicare for all who want it |
| Amy Klobuchar | Expand, control costs and improve |
| Bernie Sanders | Tear the system down |
| Tom Steyer | Expand, control costs and improve |
| Elizabeth Warren | I am with Bernie, but … |
| Joe Biden | Pete Buttigieg | Amy Klobuchar | Bernie Sanders | Tom Steyer | Elizabeth Warren | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal coverage | Near universal | Near universal | Near universal | ✓ | Near universal | ✓ |
| Public option | Everyone who wants it | Everyone who wants it | Everyone who wants it | Not available | Everyone who wants it | Not available |
| Single-payer | Maybe down the road | Maybe down the road | Maybe down the road | Quickly | Maybe down the road | Short transition |
| Medicare for all | Maybe down the road | Maybe down the road | Maybe down the road | Quickly | Maybe down the road | Short transition |
| Socialized medicine | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ |
| Private insurance | Largely preserve | Largely preserve | Largely preserve | Eliminate | Largely preserve | Eliminate |
| Premiums | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Replaced by taxes | ✓ | Replaced by taxes |
| Out-of-pocket expenses | Reduce | Reduce | Reduce | Eliminate | Reduce | Eliminate |
| Individual mandate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Candidate in one phrase | Let’s build on the ACA | The ACA & Medicare for all who want it | Expand, control costs and improve | Tear the system down | Expand, control costs and improve | I am with Bernie, but … |
