adam gaffney, president of physicians for a national health

adam gaffney, president of the physicians for a national health program and he talked about his supportor medicare for all type program and here is what he said. [video clip] >> the concept for medicare for all is not an especially complicated one. in the name itself, it is medicare, universal program that is currently for seniors that we would apply for all, meaning everyone in the nation, but a key additional point i would make is we think of this as improved medicare for all, this is a program that would expand medicare to everyone in the country and make it a much , making benefits comprehensive including things like dental care that medicare does not currently cover as well as improving medicare by eliminating cost barriers to care, things like co-pays and deductibles. there is now, as you mentioned, a bill in both the house and the senate that are medicare for all bills that would create a system for the united states. this is referred to as single-payer and it is essentially a universal health care system that would provide a comprehensive benefits without barriers of care to the