Markowitz supported Medicare for All

Markowitz supported Medicare for All.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zmdDqjcnvE; video archived here

♦ Markowitz (segment begins 50:58) So, first and foremost, we need to take the $10 billion in Medicaid expansion off the table that has been there for years, and unfortunately, the Republican legislature has simply decided to disperse these funds. These funds have already come out of our taxpayer dollars, so there's absolutely no reason for us not to utilize them to cover more uninsured individuals, I also think that we need to have a progressive public option, which is phased in over a short period of time, so that we can cover all individuals without leaving anybody behind. This public option could be a

Medicare for all type deal, that's in addition to a private option as well, available for people who currently have union health care that's covered by their employers and or private health care covered through their employers, but we need to stop the cycle of expecting health care to be linked to employment solely. Healthcare is a human right, and everybody should be able to access access to affordable health care, whether that's preventative, emergent vision, mental, pharmaceutical, orthopedic, any type of health care we need.