Democratic presidential candidates have spent 95 minutes and 24 seconds talking about healthcare in the six primary debates, which is more than 20 minutes longer than the next most talked about issue, foreign policy, according to The New York Times.
Time spent talking about healthcare adds up to about one-seventh of total debate time, the rest of which was split between 14 other issues.
On Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. EST, 10 candidates will go head-to-head in another debate that is expected to heavily focus on healthcare, according to The New York Times.
Since the last debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., produced details on how she would fund "Medicare for All," as well as a three-year transition plan to a single-payer system that involves a public option. These policies mark a departure in her healthcare policy from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has said he would introduce a Medicare for All bill within the first week of becoming president.
These policies, as well as those of Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who supports a public option, are likely to be the focus of tonight's healthcare discussion, according to The New York Times.
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