A single payer system drives down the cost of health care…single payer is the way to go.”
-Gavin Newsom, campaigning for California Governor, 2017
“You can’t jump over a chasm in two steps”.
-Dr. Quentin Young
While many national unions have stayed neutral, more progressive-minded local unions and labor groups are coming out in force for the Vermont senator.
The study notes that most Medicaid recipients are on private managed care plans and about one third of Medicare enrollees now have Medicare Advantage plans. Both of these types of plans have higher overhead costs than the publicly administered plans.
Employment-based Health Care Has Become an Anchor Around the Neck of the U.S. Working Class
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My union is in a perpetual battle for decent health care coverage. It’s a tactic of our employers to prevent us from striking against our terrible work conditions. If we had Medicare for All, we could demand much more at the bargaining table.
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Democratic infighting over Medicare for All is unnecessary and dangerous. To criticize a plan that is in-depth and thoughtful, and addresses the very issues we need to address, and has the support of enormous numbers of Americans, is a big mistake.
Sanders will accept endorsement at a rally in Oakland, Calif. on Friday. "Bernie Sanders is, and has been, leading on Medicare for All through his advocacy and Senate legislation,” says Bonnie Castillo, the executive director of the nurses' union.
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