AXIOS May 8, 2024
Four years after Medicare for All dominated the Democratic presidential primary, some of the policy’s most ardent backers are laying low this election season.
Why it matters: It’s an acknowledgement there’s no immediate path for a single-payer system long supported by progressives, and it spares Democrats from an intraparty squabble as President Biden puts his health care achievements at the center of his reelection campaign.
Driving the news: The Congressional Progressive Caucus notably excludes any mention of Medicare for All in its new policy agenda for 2025, which the group says it crafted with input from outside organizations supporting the idea.
- The document, which aligns more closely with Biden’s vision for incremental health reforms, is focused on what’s “populist,...
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