BernieCare
English
Alternate forms
- Berniecare
Etymology
Blend of Bernie + healthcare, after the pattern of ObamaCare, HillaryCare, etc.
Noun
BernieCare (uncountable)
- (US politics) The 2017 Medicare for All bill or any other healthcare reform supported by Bernie Sanders.
- 2016, Paula Dwyer, "BernieCare Looks to Europe; Americans Don't", Liberal Opinion Week, 3 February 2016, page 8
- 2017, Star Parker, "Collins irresponsibly blocks health reform", The Daily Corinthian, 29 September 2017, page 4A:
- Senator Lindsey Graham summed up the current situation with precision when he said his main concern is that "Obamacare" is a placeholder for BernieCare."[sic]
- 2018, Eric Kim, "Why Healthcare Must Be an Exception to the Capitalist System", The Amherst Student (Amherst College), 31 August 2018, page 5:
- Now, BernieCare wants to put a lot of power and authority into the hands of the government, which has historically lead to corruption and a whole host of other problems.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:BernieCare.