Tuesday’s midterm elections will shape the future of healthcare.

A majority of Democrats running for House seats, a whopping 225 candidates, support “Medicare for all,” a single-payer system that would effectively outlaw private insurance and force virtually everyone into a government-run health plan. Sixteen Senate Democrats, including half a dozen senators considering presidential bids, cosponsor “Medicare for all” legislation introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

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