Let's coin the phrase "BernieCare" to describe the kind of healthcare system that progressives believe, with some reason, would be the kind of program that voters prefer. Sanders has long been a champion of single-payer healthcare — which I personally support — but for obvious political reasons in a lobbyist-dominated Washington, single payer is highly unlikely to happen soon.
Sanders, who is more of a highly skilled political and legislative tactician than pundits understand, has responded to the Aetna withdrawal from many healthcare exchanges bypublicly announcing he will wage an all-out campaign to enact the public option.
The senator said he would reintroduce his legislation to create a “Medicare-for-all” system in the next session of the Senate, “hopefully” after Democrats regain control of the chamber in the November elections.
“In my view, the provision of health care cannot continue to be dependent upon the whims and market projections of large private insurance companies whose only goal is to make as much profit as possible,” Sanders said in a statement on Tuesday.
This is why Bernie is going to the convention. This is why we are marching on the DNC. The Democrats aren't listening to their base. They are ignoring the vast majority of their own voters, even Hillary supporters. 78% of Democrats want single payer and they left it out of the party platform.
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50 years behind Canada 60 years behind Sweden 78 years Japan 104 years behind Norway incrementalism works
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Vote for Bernie, because healthcare is awesome :)