参议员伯尼·桑德斯（伯尼·桑德斯，无党籍-佛蒙特州）周四呼吁民主党在1月接管参议院控制权时通过“全民医保”法案。
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday called for Democrats to pass Medicare for All when they take control of the Senate in January.
“医疗保健必须被视为一项人权，而非特权。这意味着要通过‘全民医保’立法，目前有66%的美国人支持该立法，”桑德斯在一段视频中说。
“Healthcare must be considered as a human right, not a privilege. That means passing Medicare for All legislation now supported by 66 percent of the American people,” Sanders said in a video.
桑德斯很可能成为下届参议院卫生、教育、劳工和养老金委员会主席，届时他将拥有一个重要平台，在下届国会推动“全民医保”议程。
Sanders will likely be the next chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee where he will have a major platform to push for a Medicare for All agenda in the next Congress.
进步派人士视周二民主党的大胜为证据，证明他们的政策能在任何地方获胜。在阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（民主党人）在密歇根州获胜等候选人胜利的鼓舞下，众参两院的进步派预计将大力推动单一支付者医疗保健。
Progressives see Tuesday’s Democratic landslide as evidence their policies can win anywhere. Buoyed by the victory of candidates like Abdul El-Sayed (D) in Michigan, progressives in the House and Senate are expected to make a significant push for single-payer health care.
桑德斯表示，民主党应通过立即通过一项扩大医保覆盖范围、同时保留民众私人保险不变的法案，逐步建立“全民医保”体制。
Sanders said Democrats should build up to Medicare for All by immediately passing a bill expanding Medicare coverage while keeping people’s private insurance intact.
“作为首要的第一步，民主党必须将医保资格年龄从65岁降至55岁，扩大医保涵盖牙科、视力和听力，并保证从出生到19岁的每个儿童都享有全民医疗保障，”桑德斯说。
“As an immediate first step, Democrats must lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 55, expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing, and guarantee universal health care coverage for every child from birth through age 19,” Sanders said.
鉴于特朗普总统仍在任，未来两年不太可能出现重大变革，桑德斯主张通过“协调程序”来实现这一目标，这是一种议会程序，允许参议院绕过冗长辩论，仅以51票通过预算法案。
While major change is unlikely in the next two years with President Trump still in office, Sanders pushed for it to be done through reconciliation, a parliamentary procedure that lets the Senate bypass the filibuster to pass budget bills with only 51 votes.
共和党曾利用协调程序通过《一个宏伟美好的法案》，从医疗补助计划中削减了近1万亿美元。桑德斯表示，撤销这些削减也应成为优先事项，恢复《平价医疗法案》的增强保费补贴同样应列为优先事项。
Republicans used reconciliation to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, which cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid. Sanders said rolling back those cuts should also be a priority, as well as restoring the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium subsidies.