Biden Proposes Premium-Free Public Option For Non-Expansion States

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposed a Medicare-like public health insurance option that would be offered at no-cost for people in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and would increase premium tax credits for middle-income individuals to purchase exchange coverage. Biden, who has led the field of over 20 candidates for several months, denounced Medicare for All and accused Democratic candidates who support the idea of hiding the fact that single-payer would eliminate the ACA...