2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders relaunches his Medicare-for-all health care [View all]

[Uncle Joe]

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Sen.Bernie Sanders again introduced his signature health care legislation Wednesday, which if passed and signed into law, would provide government-run, Medicare-style health insurance for all Americans and outlaw most duplicative private insurance in the process.

“The Medicare for All Act will provide comprehensive health care to every man, woman and child in our country without out of pocket expenses. No more insurance premiums, deductibles or co-payments. Further, this bill improves Medicare coverage to include dental, hearing and vision care,” Sanders' team wrote in a summary of the bill distributed ahead of a press conference on Capitol Hill.

The bill calls for a four-year transition “phase-in” during, which time the government would incrementally lower the age in which Americans could buy-in to Medicare.

The Medicare for All legislation has gained significant popularity within the Democratic Party and across the country. According to Sanders' staff, the bill has been endorsed by 58 national organizations and unions, double the total from 2017, including the American Federation of Teachers, American Medical Student Association, American Sustainable Business Council, Americans for Democratic Action, Black Women's Health Imperative, and more.

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2020-presidential-candidate-sen-bernie-sanders-relaunches-medicare/story?id=62297738

Edit to add Bernie's options for paying for Medicare for All


https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/options-to-finance-medicare-for-all?inline=file