A Republican senator will offer an amendment to the health care reform bill that would implement a government-sponsored single-payer health care system. Montana senator Steve Daines will offer the amendment in the hopes of putting Democrats on the record as supporting single-payer.  The Hill: A vote on the amendment has been scheduled for Thursday. To be clear, it's almost certain Daines doesn't support a single-payer system.  The vote would be part of the ObamaCare repeal bill vote-a-rama – a rapid succession of amendments that can last hours, oftentimes stretching through the night and into the next early morning. Vote-a-ramas are often a time when senators force their colleagues across the aisle to take tough votes, which can be turned into political attack ads later. During the 2016 election, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) championed the idea of Medicare for All. It's gained traction, as more Democratic candidates have...(Read Full Post)