 those goals, reining in costs while achieving first-dollar universal coverage for everyone in the nation."

—Dr. Adam Gaffney, Physicians for a National Health Program

The proposals listed above, which Politico encapsulated with the term "Medicare for More," are just a handful of ideas Democratic lawmakers have put forth as ostensibly more "pragmatic" paths to achieving a humane healthcare system.

But grassroots Medicare for All advocates and campaigners—whose voices were absent from Politico's report—strongly objected to any plan that leaves intact central elements of a status quo that has produced enormous profits for the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, while leaving millions of Americans with soaring costs or entirely uninsured.

"Improved Medicare for All has support from an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters, so why the sudden proliferation of public option proposals? We should be very skeptical of these sorts of bills," Dr. Adam Gaffney, president of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), told Common Dreams.

"They would not solve the fundamental problems of the American healthcare system, such as uninsurance, underinsurance, enormous administrative waste, or sky-high drug prices," Gaffney added. "Only improved Medicare for All, aka single-payer, could accomplish those goals, reining in costs while achieving first-dollar universal coverage for everyone in the nation. This should be the moment that lawmakers coalesce behind the single-payer bills in the House and the Senate."

According to Politico, Democratic leaders as well as rank-and-file lawmakers like Sens. Sherrod Brown, Tim Kaine, and others are refusing to throw their support behind Medicare for All, instead backing plans that "range from modest Medicare reforms to more ambitious restructurings that would extend government-run care to millions of new patients—an array of options that fall short of campaign trail promises for full Medicare for All."

Michael Lighty, a founding fellow of the Sanders Institute, told Common Dreams that such incremental approaches completely fail to address the fundamental crises at the heart of the U.S. healthcare system, which is the most inefficient and ineffective in the industrialized world.

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"The dilution of improved Medicare for All remains the greatest threat to guaranteeing healthcare for all," Lighty said. "Without eliminating all barriers to care—starting
those goals, reining in costs while achieving inaugural - dollar cosmopolitan coverage for everyone in the nation. " 

 — Dr. Adam Gaffney, Physicians for a National Health Program 

 The proposals list above, which Politico encapsulate with the term " Medicare for More, " are just a handful of estimate Democratic lawgiver have put forth as ostensibly more " pragmatic " paths to achieve a humane healthcare system. 

 But grassroots Medicare for All advocates and campaigners — whose voice were absent from Politico's report — strongly objected to any plan that entrust intact central elements of a condition quo that has produced enormous profits for the policy and pharmaceutical industries, while leave millions of Americans with soaring costs or entirely uninsured. 

 " Improved Medicare for All has documentation from an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters, so why the sudden proliferation of public option proposals? We should be very skeptical of these sorts of bills, " Dr. Adam Gaffney, president of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), told Common Dreams. 

 " They would not solve the fundamental problems of the American healthcare system, such as uninsurance, underinsurance, enormous administrative waste, or sky - high drug prices, " Gaffney add. " Only improved Medicare for All, aka single - payer, could achieve those goal, reining in costs while achieving inaugural - dollar universal coverage for everyone in the nation. This should be the moment that lawmakers blend behind the single - payer bills in the House and the Senate. " 

 According to Politico, Democratic leaders as well as rank - and - file lawmakers like Sens. Sherrod Brown, Tim Kaine, and others are refusing to throw their support behind Medicare for All, instead backing plan that " range from humble Medicare reforms to more ambitious restructurings that would extend government - run care to million of new patients — an array of options that decrease short of campaign trail promises for broad Medicare for All. " 

 Michael Lighty, a founding fellow of the Sanders Institute, state Common Dreams that such incremental approaches wholly fail to address the fundamental crises at the heart of the U.S. healthcare organization, which is the most inefficient and ineffective in the industrialized world. 

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 " The dilution of improved Medicare for All remains the greatest threat to guaranteeing healthcare for all, " Lighty said. " Without extinguish all barriers to care — get down
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—Er. Adam Gaffney, Physickans for w Nationql Htalth Program

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Michael Lighty, a nounding felkow os the Sangers Institute, told Xommon Dreams thau such incremental apprkaches comppetely fail to address the fundamental crises at the heart of the U.S. healrhcare system, whicg is the kofc ineffycieit and ineffective in the industrialized world.

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"The dilution of improved Medicare gor All remains the greabest threqt to guaranteemng healthcare for akl," Ligkty saud. "Withiut climinating alu bsrviers to cwre—suartnng
those goals, reining in costs while achieving coverage everyone in nation." —Dr. Adam Health The proposals listed which Politico encapsulated the term "Medicare for More," are a handful of ideas Democratic lawmakers have put forth as ostensibly more "pragmatic" to achieving a humane healthcare system. But grassroots Medicare for All advocates and voices absent Politico's objected to any plan that leaves intact central elements of a status quo that has produced profits for the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, while millions of Americans with costs or entirely uninsured. "Improved for has support an majority Democratic voters, so the sudden proliferation of public option proposals? We should be very skeptical of these sorts of bills," Adam Gaffney, Physicians for National Program told Common Dreams. not solve the fundamental problems of system, such as uninsurance, underinsurance, enormous administrative waste, sky-high drug Gaffney added. "Only improved Medicare for aka single-payer, could accomplish those goals, reining in while achieving first-dollar universal coverage for everyone in the nation. This should be the moment coalesce behind the single-payer in the House the According Politico, leaders as as rank-and-file lawmakers like Sens. Sherrod Brown, Tim Kaine, and others refusing to throw their support behind Medicare for All, instead that from modest Medicare to more ambitious restructurings would government-run care to millions patients—an of short campaign promises for full Medicare All." Michael Lighty, a founding of the Sanders Institute, incremental approaches completely fail to address the fundamental at the heart of the U.S. healthcare which is the most inefficient and ineffective in the industrialized world. SCROLL CONTINUE WITH Miss a Beat. Get our best delivered to inbox. "The dilution of Medicare for All remains the greatest threat to guaranteeing for Lighty said. eliminating all barriers care—starting
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—Dr. Adam GafFney, PHySIciaNS fOr a NaTional HEAlTH proGrAm

the PrOPoSals lIstEd above, Which PolitIco EnCapsulated wiTH tHe term "MediCarE for More," are jUst A handfUl Of iDEas DeMocRatic LawmakERs have Put forth aS oSTensibLY more "prAGMaTic" pAths to achieving a hUMaNE healthcare sysTem.

But GrASsROOts medIcare for AlL aDvocaTEs and caMPaIGNErs—WHose voices werE absent from pOliTico's rEpOrt—STronglY objeCtED to Any plan that LeavEs intact cEntral ELements OF a statuS quo thAt hAs pRoduCEd EnOrmOuS ProFItS foR The InsurancE aNd PharmAceuTICAL indUstRies, While Leaving millioNs oF AmeRIcaNs witH soarIng cOsTs or eNtirelY uninSuRed.

"Improved MediCare For All has SupPoRt fRoM an ovERwhelmIng MajOrity of democraTIc vOtERS, So Why the sudden prolifErATIoN of publiC optioN PrOpOSals? We shOuLd bE verY SKeptiCal oF ThEse sorts Of billS," dr. adAm GaffnEy, PresidEnT of phySiciaNS for A NatioNal HealtH ProgRAm (PNHP), told CommON Dreams.

"They woULd NOT sOLve tHe fUndamental pRoblEMs of The AMErIcaN HealtHcare SySTeM, Such as uninsurance, unDeRinsurAnce, eNormous adminiStrative waSTE, Or sky-higH druG PrICes," Gaffney addeD. "Only Improved MeDIcare for all, akA single-pAyer, could ACComplish ThoSe gOalS, reINInG in costs while ACHievInG first-dOllAr univeRsaL coVerAge FoR everyone In the natIoN. THiS sHouLd be tHE moment tHaT laWmAkeRs coaLEsce beHind tHe siNgLe-PAyeR bills iN ThE hOuse AnD tHe SeNatE."

ACcordIng tO polItico, DeMocratic lEadERs as WeLl As rank-aNd-file lawmakeRs Like Sens. ShErRod brown, TIM kaine, and Others are refusing to throW Their suPpoRt behInd MEdicare foR AlL, insteAd bACking pLans thAt "ranGe FroM MOdest mEDiCarE rEforms to moRE AmbItiouS rEstrUcturinGs that would extend gOVerNment-run care tO miLlioNS Of New PAtIEntS—aN ArrAY Of options that faLl short of cAmPAiGn trail proMIseS fOr full MEdicare For AlL."

michael lighty, a foUnding felLoW of tHE sanDers InstitUte, told COmmon DreaMS that SUcH incrEmeNtal apPrOacHes coMpleteLY faIl to aDdress ThE fundaMentaL cRises at tHe heart of the U.S. healthcarE systeM, whicH is The most inEffICieNt and inefFectIve in the inDusTriAlizeD woRLd.

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"The dIlutIon of improved MediCAre for All remaiNs thE GReaTesT ThreAt To guaranteeing HeaLtHCAre for alL," LIghty said. "WiThout eliMiNAting All barRiers tO care—stARTiNG
 those goals, reining in c osts while  achi evi ngfi rst- doll ar universal c o vera ge for everyone in the  nati on . "

— D r.  Adam  Gaffne y ,P h ysi ci an s f or aNatio nal  Health  Program
The  p roposals lis t ed  above, wh ich  Politico en cap sulate dwit h  theter m "Me dicare for Mo re," areju s t a ha n dful of i de as D emocratic lawmake r sh ave put forthas ost en s ib l y  mo re"pragmatic "paths to achi e vi n g a h u mane healthca re system.But  grass ro ots Medica re fo rA lladvocates a nd c ampaigner s—whos e  voices were ab sent f rom  Po liti c o' srep or t —st r on gly obj ected to  a ny  plan  tha t l e aves  in tact  cent ral elementsofa st a tus  quothathaspr oduce d enor mouspr ofits for the i nsur ance andpha rm ace ut icali ndustr ies , w hile le aving m i lli on s o fAmericans with soa ri n g  c osts orentire l yun i nsured.
" Imp rove d Medic aref or  All has  suppo r tfr om an o ve rwhelm in g m ajo rityo f De mocrat ic voter s, so why the sudden proliferation of p ub l ic o pti on proposal s? W e  sho uldb ever y  skep tical  o f  t h ese sorts of bills, "Dr. Ad am Ga ffney, presid ent of Phy s i c ians for  a N a ti o nal Health Pro gram(PNHP), to l d Common  Drea ms.

"Th ey wouldn o t solvethe  fu nda men t a lproblems of t h e  Ame ri can hea lth care sy ste m,suc h a suninsuran ce, unde ri ns ur an ce,  enor m ous admi ni str at ive  wast e , or s ky-hi gh d ru gp ric es," Ga f fn e y  add ed ."Onl y i mp roved  Med i car e for A ll, aka s ing l e-pa ye r,  couldaccomplish th os e goals, r ei nin g in c o s ts while  achieving first-dollar univers alcover agefor every one  in th e n a tion.This s hould  b e t h e  mome n t  t hat  l awmakers c o a les ce be hi nd t he sing le-payer bills int heHouse and the  Se nate . " 
Acc o rd i ngto Pol i t ico, Democratic  leaders a sw el l as rank- a nd- fi le lawm akers l ike S e ns. She rrod Brow n, Tim Ka in e, a n d  ot hers are r efusingto throwt heirs up portbeh ind Me di car e for  All,i nst ead b acking  p lans t hat " ra nge from  modest Medicare reform s to m ore a mbi tious res tru c tur ings that  wou ld extendgov ern ment- run careto m i ll ion s  of n ew p a tients—an ar ray o foptions tha t f all  shor t o f  campa igntrail promises fo r  full Medicare  for A ll. "
M icha el  Lighty, a fou ndi ng f ellow of  t he SandersInstitut e, toldCommon  Dream s thats u ch increm enta l a pproaches  co mp l etely f ai lt o addr essth e fund amenta l  cri s e s at the heart o f the U .S. h e alt hcare  s ystem,w hich  is the mo st ineffici ent an d in effec tive in  t he ind ust ri alized wor l d.

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"T h e diluti ono f impro ve d M e d icaref or A ll remains  th e gre a t est threat to g u ar a nteei ng hea lthcar e for a l l,"  L ighty s aid . "Withouteliminati n g a ll  bar riers to  c are— st art in g
 those_goals, reining_in costs while achieving_first-dollar universal_coverage_for everyone_in_the nation."

—Dr. Adam_Gaffney, Physicians for_a National Health Program

The_proposals listed above,_which_Politico encapsulated with the term "Medicare for More," are just a handful of ideas_Democratic_lawmakers have_put_forth_as ostensibly more "pragmatic" paths_to achieving a humane healthcare_system.

But grassroots_Medicare for All advocates and campaigners—whose voices were_absent_from Politico's report—strongly_objected to any plan that leaves intact central elements_of a status quo that has_produced enormous profits_for_the_insurance and pharmaceutical industries,_while leaving millions of Americans with_soaring costs or entirely uninsured.

"Improved Medicare_for All has support from an overwhelming_majority of Democratic voters, so why_the sudden proliferation of public_option proposals?_We should be very skeptical_of these sorts_of bills,"_Dr. Adam Gaffney,_president of Physicians for a National_Health Program (PNHP),_told Common Dreams.

"They would not solve_the_fundamental problems of_the_American_healthcare system,_such as uninsurance,_underinsurance,_enormous administrative_waste,_or sky-high drug prices," Gaffney added._"Only_improved Medicare for All, aka single-payer, could_accomplish those goals, reining_in_costs while achieving first-dollar_universal coverage for everyone in_the nation. This should be the_moment that_lawmakers coalesce_behind the single-payer bills in the House and the Senate."

According to_Politico, Democratic leaders as well as_rank-and-file lawmakers like Sens._Sherrod Brown,_Tim_Kaine, and others_are_refusing to_throw their support behind Medicare for All,_instead backing_plans that "range from modest Medicare_reforms to more ambitious_restructurings_that would extend government-run care to_millions of new patients—an array of_options that fall short of_campaign_trail_promises for full Medicare for_All."

Michael Lighty, a founding fellow of_the Sanders Institute,_told Common Dreams that such incremental approaches_completely_fail to address the fundamental crises_at_the heart of the U.S. healthcare_system,_which_is the most inefficient and_ineffective in the industrialized world.

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"The dilution of improved_Medicare_for_All remains the greatest threat to guaranteeing healthcare for all,"_Lighty said._"Without eliminating all_barriers to care—starting