That may change, thanks to a bill he signed into law May 13 establishing the nation's first public health insurance option. A public option may seem like a moderate alternative to "Medicare-for-all." Eventually, the public option would be the only option. A separate survey found that nearly six in ten Americans were opposed to a single-payer health plan if it eliminated private health insurance. Inslee may hope his first-in-the-nation public option helps punch his ticket to the White House.

Source: Fox News May 18, 2019 13:29 UTC