Twelve Democrats in the US Senate released a plan to lower health care costs, expand insurance coverage, and simplify the system.[1][2] Senators include Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.).[1][2] The plan has three main goals: to reverse Republican health care cuts, to make insurance easier for families, and to fight the corporate greed of insurance companies.[1][2] They propose expanding access to insurance for low-income people in states without Medicaid expansion, ending "junk" insurance plans, and eliminating windfall tax bills.[1] They criticize problems such as limited provider networks, denied claims, and delayed care due to administration.[1][2] Senators want to stop insurance companies from making money as "irresponsible middlemen" who cut back on care and deny claims.[1][2] They plan to release details of the policies in the coming weeks and months.[1][2]