Bernie Sanders to unveil new Medicare For All bill

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to introduce his new "Medicare for All" bill Wednesday morning, a move that will again push health care policy to the front burner of the Democratic presidential primary. The new legislation's big-name co-sponsors include four of Sanders' fellow 2020 Democratic contenders Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand all of whom also signed onto an earlier version Sanders put out in 2017. By unveiling his proposal now, Sanders is effectively doubling down on his signature policy idea and betting that his calls to eliminate private medical insurers will be a winning one with Democratic voters, even as the party rallies around Obamacare amid an escalating court battle instigated by Republicans and backed by President Donald Trump.

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