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The Biden administration hasn’t stopped trying to privatize Medicare. But a pushback is gaining steam.

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Communities, not corporations, should own our most vital health care assets.

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The Republican-led Congressional Budget Office has realized what many of us have long known: the existing corporate-run health care system is immiserating millions — and Medicare for All could quickly fix the catastrophe.

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In the context of the stymied efforts to expand Medicare at the national level, state efforts show where the real action is. There the terrain for winning universal, publicly-financed comprehensive healthcare looks increasingly favorable.