Verma Slams Public Option, Likens It To Medicare For All

CMS Administrator Seema Verma took aim at public option proposals, which have become increasingly popular among the 2020 Democratic field and likened the policy to Medicare for All during a speech to Medicare stakeholders. Her remarks come as former Vice President Joe Biden and many other Democratic primary candidates call for a Medicare-like public option to compete with private insurance unlike the Medicare for All plan touted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would eliminate private health insurance. This marks...