Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a new 'Medicare for All' bill that would create a government-run system to cover all Americans.
Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a universal health care plan on Wednesday as he tries to set the tone on a pivotal issue in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
"The current debate over Medicare for All really has nothing to do with health care," the senator said at a news conference unveiling the legislation."It has everything to do with greed and profiteering. It is about whether we continue a dysfunctional system."It was not immediately clear what specific taxes would finance Sanders' plan. However, he has proposed a large estate tax increase and broadly higher rates on wealthy Americans.
In this political context, even the senators who cosponsored Sanders' legislation have tiptoed around calling for the end of private health insurance companies. Sen. Amy Klobuchar — a Minnesota Democrat who has run to the right of many of her Senate colleagues in the early days of the 2020 primary — has instead advocated for an optional government health care buy-in to reduce costs.
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