U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Monday released a Medicare-for-all proposal ahead ...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Monday released a Medicare-for-all proposal ahead of the second Democratic presidential debate, when candidates’ differing approaches to giving Americans greater access to affordable health insurance is expected to feature prominently.
“Essentially, we would allow private insurance to offer a plan in the Medicare system, but they will be subject to strict requirements to ensure it lowers costs and expands services. If they want to play by our rules, they can be in the system. If not, they have to get out,” Harris is expected to write in a post on the online publishing platform Medium.
Harris, in explaining her Medicare-for-all proposal, was deliberate in differentiating it from a Medicare-for-all bill in the U.S. Senate offered by White House rival Bernie Sanders. Harris has co-sponsored the legislation. Harris’ proposal would raise to $100,000 the threshold after which families would pay a related tax, and establish a tax on Wall Street trading.
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