In December, the wrecker's minions started a plan to literally privatize Medicare. If Biden does not stop it, it will continue to run.

But things were not ok in Medicare before that. Years ago, Democrats approved an insurance industry plan to embrace, extend and undermine Medicare: "Medicare Advantage" plans, described here by Ralph Nader.

Nader is being a little too harsh here. On a radio program on March 5 he said that Sanders was giving single-payer medical care low priority for now because Biden said he would veto it, so Sanders decided to push on other issues where he thought progress was possible.

In that program, Nader and his guest, Kay Tillo, explained why and how "Medicare advantage" plans are a trap: they cost less for people who don't have major medical problems, but cover less for those who do. And if you make that choice when you are 65, your preexisting conditions may deny you the option to switch to the older "medigap" option back when "Medicare advantage" becomes expensive.

Since then, progressive Democrats have introduced a single-payer bill.