New: Bernie Sanders is eyeing Rep. Pramila Jayapal & former MI gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed — both top Medicare for All advocates — for his task force w/ Joe Biden focused on health care, according to ppl familiar w/ his plans. w/ @AliceOllstein https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/25/biden-health-care-left-207639

It’s not final, but they’d be a radical change from policy thinkers in Biden’s orbit. Sanders adviser Jeff Weaver said the Biden-Sanders health care task force will likely discuss lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55 & making a universal health insurance program for kids.

Liberal groups that have been in talks with Biden’s campaign, like MoveOn, said lobbying him on health care has shot to the top of their agenda amid the pandemic. They know they’re not getting Medicare for All from Biden, but they think they might win other progressive policies.

Another tidbit from our reporting: The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, a lobbying behemoth backed by the biggest players in the hospital & insurance industries, spent $4.5M on ads combating Medicare for All during the presidential primary, per Advertising Analytics.