The bill comes amid a wider debate about the meaning of Medicare-for-all in Democratic policy circles.
A plan by Rep. Pramila Jayapal , the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, would move every American onto one government insurer in two years.
health-care spending per capita is more than two times as large as the average for developed nations, even as Americans have below-average life expectancy at birth and lag on a number of other key health outcomes. Single-payer advocates say one government insurer would have the bargaining power to drive down costs, while giving free health care to those who lack coverage.
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