The Democratic Party nod to ‘Medicare for All’ is a glimpse into the future

Published July 23, 2020 5:28pm ET



The Democratic Party’s first draft of its 2020 platform proves that the moderates — or what’s left of them — have lost on healthcare.

The platform doesn’t necessarily reflect the positions of the party’s chosen candidate, who will presumably be Joe Biden when Democrats hold their convention in August. But it does speak to the policy goals of the Democratic Party at large and the direction its leaders hope to take it, which is why the platform’s nod to “Medicare for All,” and the progressives who support it, was so revealing.

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