Hacker writes: "Joe Biden has made overtures to progressive Democrats by saying he'll upgrade his campaign's health plan. Specifically, after peace talks with Senator Bernie Sanders, he vowed to add a provision to open up Medicare to Americans aged 60 and over (the current age is 65)."
Senator Elizabeth Warren. (photo: AP)
18 April 20
To achieve affordable health care for everyone, he should look closely at the ideas of his former rival.
oe Biden has made overtures to progressive Democrats by saying he’ll upgrade his campaign’s health plan. Specifically, after peace talks with Senator Bernie Sanders, he vowed to add a provision to open up Medicare to Americans aged 60 and over (the current age is 65).
That’s an important and valuable step. Yet even with it, Mr. Biden’s proposal still falls well short of where it should be, given the harsh realities laid bare by the pandemic.
If he is serious about achieving affordable health care for everyone, he needs to look more closely at the health care ideas of his former rivals. And no, I don’t mean Bernie Sanders.
