Medicare for All, a popular campaign item touted by 2020 Democratic presidential candidates and now a bill in Congress, may struggle to gain traction in the House, as Democratic lawmakers appear more eager to make repairs to the struggling Obamacare law.

A group of Democrats last week introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019, which would replace all private health insurance with a government-run system available to everyone.

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