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What Is Medicare for All?

In plain English

A proposal to expand Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age, eliminating private insurance as the primary payer and replacing it with a single government-run insurance program. It would cover medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and long-term care with no premiums or deductibles.

The Full Explanation

Related Policy Positions

See how the Common Good platform addresses the issues connected to this term.

Healthcare

You keep your doctor. You keep your hospital. The only thing that changes is who pays the bill. Medical debt is the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy — our plan ends it while covering every American.

Affordability

Productivity rose 92.4% since 1979. Wages rose 33.6%. America is the wealthiest nation in human history — yet tens of millions cannot afford to live in it. This issue ties all 34 others together.

Social Safety Net

Social Security is not a handout. It is a contract — wages withheld, contributions made, a promise exchanged across generations.