We just had a baby, so I haven’t been able to write a full piece about this. But here is what I like the most about @ewarren’s #MedicareForAll transition plan: she’s aiming to accomplish as much as possible as quick as possible.
And to use that success to win the full enchilada.
And to use that success to win the full enchilada.
She’s laid out in full details her answers to the following three questions:
What can the president do with executive action?
What can be accomplished with 51 votes in the Senate?
What can be accomplished with 60 votes, or the abolition of the filibuster?
What can the president do with executive action?
What can be accomplished with 51 votes in the Senate?
What can be accomplished with 60 votes, or the abolition of the filibuster?
As advocates, our job is to make the case for abolishing private health insurance & replacing it with single-payer. But that will probably require more political power than we’ll have in January, and it’s a good exercise to think about what is possible in a best case scenario.
Here’s Elizabeth’s theory of change: If we go into early 2021 with only a full m4a bill as our agenda, then what do we do if we can't get it through the Senate with 60 votes? Do we just do nothing?
Her plan is that w/ executive actions & a 51 vote reconciliation bill, we can get 100 million onto Medicare in year 1. This will build legitimacy for winning midterms & eliminating private insurance. (Note that 2022 Senate map is great).
Seems to me like a pretty smart plan.
Seems to me like a pretty smart plan.
