Medicare for All Means More Government Control—Just Look at Monoclonal Antibodies
15th September 2026
Here we are in another election cycle, and just like the migratory birds that return every season, so has the progressive cause célèbre of single-payer universal health coverage, also being marketed as Medicare for All.
This has become a central part of the socialist platform and is the cornerstone of the Senate campaigns of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and James Talarico in Texas, among scores of other socialists running as Democrats this year.
This is not a new concept, yet with more dissatisfaction regarding the high cost of healthcare and frustrations with medical insurance, its message may be gaining traction.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has been the driving force behind this effort, but it has fallen short in the past. In his home state of Vermont, the Green Mountain Healthcare Plan was considered but quickly abandoned because of exorbitant costs. Every resident was going to see a state tax of 9.5% and businesses an 11.5% tax to pay for this plan.