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Bernie Sanders Introduces A New, Revamped Medicare-For-All Plan

Emily Zanotti

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may be leading the pack of progressive potential options for the 2020 Democratic nomination, but he’s not sitting back and allowing others to get a leg up by suppoting vast new government expansions, like the Green New Deal.

On Wednesday, Sanders introduced a “revamped” version of his Medicare-for-All plan, which would completely replace private insurance in the United States with a single, public option — though this iteration of the plan is more comprehensive than previous versions, covering more, and expanding long-term care coverage to satisfy Baby Boomer voters.

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