To the Editor:

Re “Inching to Left, Democrats Push Universal Care” (front page, June 4):

You call single-payer a “government takeover of health care.” Later in the article, single-payer is referred to as that old canard “socialized medicine.”

Single-payer is simply where the government sets the price and the range of reimbursable procedures because it is the sole insurance provider — in other words, Medicare for all.

Medicare is extremely popular, and for good cause. It is administratively easy for both doctors and patients, the fees are reasonable, and access to doctors is straightforward.

And by the way, we do have a form of socialized medicine in this country; it’s called the V.A.

MYRA SAUL, SCARSDALE, N.Y.