Sanders Reintroduces Medicare For All Bill Without Financing

By Ariel Cohen / April 10, 2019 at 4:16 PM
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) reintroduced his Medicare for All legislation along with 14 other Democratic senators, pushing the party’s most-left health care proposal once again as other Democrats focus on more-moderate public options. The legislation updates his 2017 bill by adding coverage of long-term care -- an element that is also included in the House's single-payer proposal, which was rolled out by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) in late February . Sanders suggests several possible ways to pay for the health...


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