Wary of 'Medicare for All,' Democrats seek easier paths to universal coverage
WASHINGTON - Wary of the political risks and practical difficulties of "Medicare for All" proposals that would move every American into a government health plan, Democrats increasingly are embracing more modest plans to use Medicare to expand insurance coverage.
This strategy - backed by former Vice President Joe Biden as well as other Democratic presidential hopefuls and leading members of Congress - would give Americans the option to sign up for Medicare, the half-century-old government plan currently reserved for the elderly and disabled.
But it would not mandate government coverage, effectively allowing Americans to retain their current commercial health plans.
Even this more incremental approach marks
