'In the midst of the current set of horrors—war, oligarchy, pandemics, inflation, climate change, etc.—we must continue the fight to establish healthcare as a human right, not a privilege,' said SenSanders.
"The Georgetown Center for Children and Families estimated in areleased in February that 6.7 million children are likely to lose coverage," Watson added."Many of the new enrollees over the past few years will genuinely no longer be eligible—not a surprise, since the income limits for Medicaid are very low—but many others who are eligible will lose coverage anyway."
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, progressives have argued that the best way to prevent such disastrous is to establish a single-payer system under which everyone is guaranteed comprehensive coverage regardless of income or other factors.