Biden promotes moderate public insurance option

Former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden endorsed creating a public option that would allow Americans of any age to buy into Medicare, The Hill reports.

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“Whether you’re covered through your employer or on your own or not, you all should have a choice to be able to buy into a public option plan for Medicare,” Mr. Biden said April 29, according to The Hill.  

This approach aligns Mr. Biden’s campaign with Democratic contenders Beto O’Rourke, a former U.S. representative for Texas, and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind. The address also distances Mr. Biden’s campaign — in terms of healthcare — from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., who have promoted more sweeping single-payer plans.

Mr. Biden, who served as vice president during the Obama administration, supports keeping the ACA and improving upon it.   

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