Sanders Bill poised to change Health Care

Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced the "States’ Right to Innovate in Health Care Act", a bill that, if passed, would provide federal funding for five states to implement health care demonstration projects with the goal of achieving “a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration.”

The bill stipulates that at least one of the state plans approved for funding must be a single-payer system. We at VPIRG applaud Senator Sanders for introducing such an innovative and forward-thinking bill and believe this legislation could prove to be an important step towards nationwide quality, affordable health care.

Once the text of the bill is online you will find a link to here. So stay tuned!

Stefanie Sidortsova
Health Care Advocate.