Joe Biden has adopted Bernie Sander's healthcare plan.

In April 2020, Former Vice President Joe Biden adopted a pair of new proposals to expand access to health care and curtail student loan debt, based on Bernie Sanders's plan after Sanders dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. Biden proposed lowering the eligibility age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 60. Biden's healthcare plans include a few measures listed out in Sander's plan, but he did not adopt Sander's entire healthcare plan.

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