How Abdul El-Sayed would build Medicare for All, from a wealth tax to a Fed-style governing board
Source: Fortune ·
The Michigan Democrat co-wrote a 2021 guide to single-payer that would fold Medicare, Medicaid, and ACA subsidies into one fund, with new taxes on the wealthy to cover the rest.
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Near the end of his victory speech in Detroit early Wednesday, Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed returned to the line that carried his campaign: “It shouldn’t be this hard to see a doctor in the richest, most powerful country in the world.” El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s open Senate race on a night when Democrats captured both chambers of Congress. He arrives in Washington as one of the country’s most prominent advocates of Medicare for All, a public, universal, single-payer system, and as the co-author of a detailed plan for how it would work. The issue resonated with voters in both parties. In the NBC News Exit Poll, which surveyed more than 79,000 voters, 85% said they were very or somewhat concerned about healthcare costs. Sixty-one percent said the federal government should play a bigger role in helping Americans get it. Democrats campaigned on healthcare costs across the country, but the party is split on the fix. Many moderates want to strengthen the…
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