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Few things, if any, are more important to all of us than our health care and access to quality, affordable health care insurance coverage.

The Affordable Care Act was a major step forward, but improvements have to be made. And the Trump Administration is working every day to take away the benefits of ACA and deny coverage to millions of Americans.

Most Americans want health care coverage that works best for them and they want to be able to choose the best plan.

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s “Medicare For All Who Want It” plan accomplishes those aims.

This plan makes a Medicare-type public option available on the ACA exchange and invites people to buy into, but also enables people to keep their private insurance if that is their choice.

It creates a public alternative without forcing people to take it.

This plan will expand competition by challenging private providers to offer better plans. If they can’t, people can choose the Medicare option.

The result will be expansion of coverage while making that coverage more affordable for everyone.