Sirota: Biden's Covid relief plan not what he promised

He explains that Biden's promises of expanded Medicare and a public option are nowhere to be found in his Covid relief plan.  What that latter does is basically increase subsidies for patients to pay for health insurance, a big gift to that industry. True, it's something and better than nothing, but Biden is not using this as an opportunity to make good on his health proposals. And once it's in place it will be all the harder to actually implement what he originally promised. Health insurance companies are well aware of this fact and why they are supporting it, knowing it will impede future Medicare expansion and a public option. We have to wonder if Biden's promises were empty and if he's resorting to business as usual.