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Coverage really the main issue or are democrats off base on their messaging? >> no, democrats are way off base, as a matter of fact, more americans are covered right now than have been in the last 30 years, so it's not a issue of coverage, it is, however, an issue of costs, something which the democrats don't really want to address, the cost of the healthcare system they just want to take expensive system and give it away for free. >> let's take a look at the numbers, 90% of americans had healthcare coverage in 2018, that's just last year, 9.4 uninsured and the entire discussion goes to those ...

>> well, complete change, i mean, let's be very clear, this isn't medicare at all, it's single-payer healthcare, they are using the term medicare because it's good in marketing because most americans like medicare which gives people choice of doctors, people choice of plans, all of that goes out the window and finally bernie is admitting that his plan is going to cost a lot of money, americans will see higher tax that is will impact the economy, innovation side of health care, everything about health care will change under single-payer system. >> quickly, 15 second that we have remaining, you ...

>> it is a difference, as far as what the bernie sanders camp believes and their belief it should be a full single payer system. what warren camp believes is this is medicare for all in 2019. let's take a look at the details here. it scales up medicare. again, this is medicare as we currently know it. it does allow for traditional medicare, the government-run program we all think of. there is a private option in today's medicare. it is called medicare advantage. about a third of medicare enrollees choose to go this route. what the harris plan envisions is scaling this up for every american to ...

>> in 2016 his was a lone voice, but many democrats are now getting in line behind bernie sanders who has long called for a single payer system. >> i'm with burny on medicare for all. >> so how does this plan differ from what senator sanders is proposing? >> i think that they're very similar. >> in a single payer system everyone would be automatically enrolled in a government run program like medicare. >> reporter: it would cover hospital visits, also dental and visionthies candidates say. there'd be some copays for brand name prescription drugs, but a sort of litmus test is starting to take s...

But a litmus test is starting to take shape. question is, will a single payer system also eliminate private insurance? >> who would abolish their private insurance for a government run plan? >> reporter: only warren and harris raised their hands. harris later said she misinterpreted the question. >> anyone who has their employer based insurance can keep it if they want. >> reporter: the former vice president joe biden doesn't envision a system without private insurance. and he is leading the charge on the public option. perhaps no surprise, biden wants to expand obamacare. >> when a public opt...