Reply #6: Sanders is on --

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- He's not clear -- nobody is -- as to what's in this package.

- Bill does a lot of good thing, but if we're serious, single payer is the only way.

- 10 Senators, 5 progressive, 5 conservative and been locked in a room.

- People 55 can opt into Medicare for a premium.

- He thinks they're also talking about giving States more responsibility.

- he doesn't think the PO is actually dead, but there are tradeoffs

- the Reps have decided they're more interested in serving the insurance companies.

- maybe there might be an expansion of Medicaid

- Nobody has the final word, but it's a trade off and it's weakening the PO.