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Some politicians, notably Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, have proposed the creation of a universal health care system in the United States, funded by the govern- ment, similar to the public health care systems of Canada and Great Britain. Such proposals have, in turn, sparked huge political battles concerning the desirability of such a

In December 2018, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act's mandate requiring people to buy health insurance was unconstitutional.

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Contemporary Issues: Health Care