> Under a public option system, you'd still be able to buy private insurance. No one is banning this.
Of course not. A public option obviously implies there is a private option. But a public option isn't the only thing being suggested. This was in the Medicare For All draft bill that Sanders introduced:
> SEC. 107. PROHIBITION AGAINST DUPLICATING COVERAGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the effective date described in section 106(a), it shall be unlawful for— (1) a private health insurer to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act; or (2) an employer to provide benefits for an employee, former employee, or the dependents of an employee or former employee that duplicate the benefits provided under this Act.
You can say "well, he's only one senator and he got toasted by Biden in the primary anyway", but he's a very influential and powerful figure and it's unfair to say that nobody is suggesting banning it.
Of course not. A public option obviously implies there is a private option. But a public option isn't the only thing being suggested. This was in the Medicare For All draft bill that Sanders introduced:
> SEC. 107. PROHIBITION AGAINST DUPLICATING COVERAGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the effective date described in section 106(a), it shall be unlawful for— (1) a private health insurer to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act; or (2) an employer to provide benefits for an employee, former employee, or the dependents of an employee or former employee that duplicate the benefits provided under this Act.
You can say "well, he's only one senator and he got toasted by Biden in the primary anyway", but he's a very influential and powerful figure and it's unfair to say that nobody is suggesting banning it.