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Bernie Sanders May Be Losing, But COVID-19 Is Keeping Medicare for All Alive and Well

By Abigail Abrams
March 21, 2020 1:46 PM EDT

As the coronavirus pandemic overshadows the Democratic primary race, current and former progressive candidates’ ideas are enjoying an unexpected turn in the spotlight.

In response to the U.S. economy tanking, the federal government has moved to provide relief in a range of ways that would have seemed like far-off liberal dreams just months ago. The Department of Housing and Urban Development halted foreclosures and evictions during the emergency; the Department of Education slashed federal student loan interest rates to zero and will allow borrowers to completely suspend payments if needed; Congress is negotiating a plan to send direct cash payments to families; and a version of paid sick leave just became law.

But the COVID-19 outbreak has also proven as good a reason as any for advocates to renew their calls for the ultimate progressive agenda item: Medicare for All.

“Everybody’s seeing that it’s in the interest of all Americans that everyone gets the health care they need when they need it,” says Kelly Coogan-Gehr of National Nurses United, the country’s largest nurses union and one of the most prominent groups campaigning for Medicare for All.

https://time.com/5807383/medicare-for-all-coronavirus/