In the spring of 1970, Republican Senator Jacob Javits of New York proposed a fix for America's health care system,
which he said was uneven.
And for many, particularly the poor, it is abysmally low, if not non-existent.
His fix?
Expand Medicare.
Medicare for all.
This idea bounced around Congress for years.
And then in 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders made it the cornerstone of his presidential campaign.
Count me in as one of those people.
Who believes that health care is a right, not a privilege.
Newshounds may recall Senator Sanders did not win the presidential election,
and for a time, Medicare for All was viewed as another improbable progressive fantasy.
You stopped hearing much about it.
Until this year, when a bunch of Democratic candidates seizing on frustration
over the high cost of health care started talking about it once again.
On Today Explained from Vox, is it Medicare for All's moment?
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