Knights Joust
2026 — Highland, UT/US
Novice Policy
Abbreviation
NCX
Format
Debate
Entry Fee
$8.00
Overall Entry Limit
20
Entry Limit Per School
2
Entry
2 competitors per entry
Event Description:
2026/2027 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
Novice Case Limits for the 2026-2027 Policy Topic
Medicare for All — this affirmative is a single-payer, government-run system eliminating private insurance to cover everyone. It would be based on the current Medicare model.Revise/Expand the Affordable Care Act— this affirmative would strengthen the 2010 Affordable Care Act, likely by strengthening the individual mandate and restoring federal subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans.
Single Payer Option to Replace Private Health Insurance — this affirmative is also a single-payer, government-run system eliminating private insurance to cover everyone, but it would not necessarily be based on the existing Medicare model.