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Coronavirus Threat in US Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave
Looming Coronavirus Threat in US Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave by Julia Conley at Common Dreams.Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was among those who suggested Wednesday that a Medicare for All system—falsely dismissed by Republicans and corporate Democrats as prohibitively expensive and unrealistic—could afford all Americans the ability to see a doctor if they develop the flu-like symptoms associated with coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
"Let me be clear: it has never been more important to finally guarantee healthcare as a human right by passing Medicare for All," Sanders said in a statement denouncing Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for refusing to guarantee that a vaccine against the disease would be affordable for all Americans.
"Let me be clear: it has never been more important to finally guarantee healthcare as a human right by passing Medicare for All," Sanders said in a statement denouncing Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for refusing to guarantee that a vaccine against the disease would be affordable for all Americans.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/27/looming-coronavirus-threat-us-bolsters-case-medicare-all-and-universal-paid-sick