Medicare for All

Having a single-payer system has been proposed multiple times in the U.S., all with little chance of being passed. However, the current Medicare for All proposal is led by presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, along with 14 co-sponsors in the Senate — the most momentum a proposal of its kind has had up to this point. The bill aims to:

Form a single-payer, government-run plan that would cover U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike for services like:
- Primary and preventive care
- Prescription drugs
- Dental and vision care
- Mental health and substance abuse treatment
- Maternity care
- Long-term care and more
Eliminate all copays and deductibles for doctor visits and hospital stays
End private insurance as a whole, making it illegal for a private company to offer coverage for anything covered under M4A

Amidst conflicting statistics on the proposal's popularity among Americans, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 55 percent of U.S. voters believe that "Medicare for All" would allow an option for those without insurance to receive coverage, but do not view it as a complete elimination of private insurance.

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