Second debate night brings more talk of health insurance 

Last night’s Democratic primary debate included more heated discussion of all things health care. And while “Medicare for All” was once again a main topic, candidates went back and forth on whether the future of health care ought to involve private insurance companies or whether only a public option was the way to go. When talking about his proposed plan, former Vice President Joe Biden brought up controlling drug prices and the future of drugs as being biologics and “no longer chemicals.” He also iterated his view that insurance executives ought to be jailed “for the nine billion opioids they sell out there.”

Another noteworthy moment: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee mentioned mental health, an issue that hasn’t received much attention in the campaign so far. “It is time to give people adequate mental health care in this country,” he said.