Medicare for All fever

全民医保热潮

Today, Explained

2026-08-25

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A new crop of Democrats is running on an old slogan: Medicare for All. Now might be the moment it finally catches on. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. A protester holds a sign at a rally in New York calling on lawmakers to pass comprehensive healthcare for all, without exception. Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • 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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