Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Following S.C. Win, Clinton Pivots To General Election Ahead Of Super Tuesday
Hillary Clinton鈥檚 main target is Sen. Bernie Sanders no more. Fresh off a resounding victory in the South Carolina primary, the former secretary of State is lambasting the Republican primary field on everything from health care to 鈥渉ateful rhetoric鈥 and gun control as she prepares for a series of Tuesday contests expected to help tighten her grip on the Democratic presidential nomination. ... Clinton鈥檚 assault on Republicans included ... their plan to end Obamacare. 鈥淭hey never tell you what they鈥檒l put it in its place because you won鈥檛 like it,鈥 she said, including ending restrictions on insurance company discrimination against individuals with pre-existing medical conditions and kicking adult children off their parents鈥 health insurance plans. (Przybyla, 2/29)
Super Tuesday is the big gulp moment for any presidential candidate who makes it that far. It's the biggest day of competition in American democracy except for Election Day itself. It's super nail-bitey, super expensive and often super-clarifying 鈥 the killer and maker of dreams. So will it set everything straight in the chaotic presidential race? Maybe. Quite possibly not. (2/29)