Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to stake his position as the leading progressive in a crowded presidential field on Wednesday by rolling out a 'Medicare for All' plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders tried to stake his position as the leading progressive in a crowded presidential field on Wednesday by rolling out a "Medicare for All" plan, in the process reopening divisions among Democrats after President Donald Trump united them with his renewed assault on Obamacare.
But in a separate document, Sanders proposed a set of ways to cover the plan’s costs including separate new progressive taxes on workers and on employers, raising taxes on the wealthy and imposing a fee on large financial institutions. He also argues that the economic benefits of a healthier population would far outweigh the up-front cost of guaranteeing coverage for all.Get the latest on the health care fight, every weekday morning — in your inbox.
The shift would eliminate much of the private health insurance system in favor of government-run coverage, relegating private plans to covering only a small slice of services deemed elective procedures.
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