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Jose R. Lopez

David Dennis, 28, pays nothing for his health insurance. Simply being a tax-paying Canadian is enough. (Jose R. Lopez)

What Medicare for All Really Looks Like

The Canadian system, also called Medicare, guarantees coverage to every resident north of the U.S. border.

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