Gavel on flag Although the picture for Sanders himself was by no means as rosy as his devotees hoped, insurers may not want to get their hopes up just yet. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Americans may have been “feeling the Bern” in the leadup to Super Tuesday, but the polls show that the excitement of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s supporters may be cooling. While Bernie took home nearly the entire state of California, former Vice President Joe Biden came away the winner.

Although the picture for Sanders himself was by no means as rosy as his devotees hoped, insurers had better not get their hopes up just yet at the chance to avoid some form of Medicare for All. In fact, according to a Common Dreams report, “majorities in every state with exit polling data available agreed on at least one deeply consequential policy aspiration: replacing private health insurance with a government-run plan that covers everyone.”

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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