“Even during this terrible crisis, Donald Trump and Republican politicians are trying to take away millions of people’s health insurance,” Barkan said in a speech relayed from his home in California. The subject that day was “Medicare for All,” a universal coverage proposal that envisions a single government program paying the health bills for every American. Government would not be setting budgets and prices throughout the health care system, private insurance would likely remain the dominant form of coverage, and a significant number of Americans would remain uninsured. “In the midst of a pandemic, nearly 100 million Americans do not have sufficient health insurance,” Barkan said. On the contrary, he has said his supporters have two tasks in front of them ― making sure Biden beats Trump and then making sure Biden pursues a progressive agenda.

Source: Huffington Post August 19, 2020 03:22 UTC