Florida Statewide Medicare for All Town Hall

Start: 2024-06-20 19:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)

A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP

Event image 2024 Florida Medicare for All Town Hall on June 20, 7 p.m. ET

On Thursday, June 20, at 7.00pm ET: join us, for a special Florida statewide Medicare for All virtual town hall, featuring U.S. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and a panel of Florida experts.

RSVP now on this page to be a part of this important conversation.

More than 2.5 million Floridians do not have any health insurance, more than 37,000 die every year due to being uninsured. Co-pays, deductibles, cumbersome pre-authorizations and other unnecessary barriers prevent Floridians from receiving the care they need. In addition, the status quo of U.S. healthcare is too expensive and inefficient.

It is past time to demand Medicare for All!

Medicare for All will cover all medically appropriate care including dental, vision, reproductive care including abortion services, gender-affirming care, long-term care, prescription drugs and more, with no out-of-pocket costs.

Please join Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and a panel of statewide experts for an important state-wide virtual Medicare for All townhall.

We will discuss how Florida residents can support one another through this still ongoing healthcare crisis and ways that we can get involved locally to build support for Medicare for All, including how to pass city and county council resolutions.

Keynote speaker:

  • U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), Florida's 10th congressional district

Additional speakers as part of the panel of experts:

  • Dr. Robert Hatch, Clerkship Director, Family Medicine and Ambulatory Care, University of Florida
  • Ronda Wallace, Statewide Field Organizing Manager, Florida Rising
  • Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Senator-elect for Florida District 17

Co-sponsoring organizations of this event include:

  • Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) national,
  • Healthcare-NOW,
  • National Nurses United,
  • National Union of Healthcare Workers,
  • Labor Campaign for Single Payer,
  • National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association - Florida,
  • Center for Common Ground,
  • Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation,
  • Orlando Come Out With Pride,
  • Progressives for Democracy in America (P4DA) - Florida,
  • Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) - Central Florida,
  • Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) - Florida,
  • Progressive Democrats of America,
  • Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida,
  • Democratic Progressive Caucus of Tampa Bay,
  • Orange County Democratic Party,
  • Seminole County Democratic Party,
  • Brevard County Democratic Party,
  • Broward County Democratic Party,
  • Coral Springs Parkland Democratic Club,
  • Osceola Young Democrats,
  • University of Florida - College Democrats,
  • Democracy for America - Palm Beach Chapter,
  • Leftof Center,
  • Central Florida Grassroots Progressives,
  • S.H.A.W. - Standing Heroes for Average Workers,
  • Sunrise Orlando,
  • Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Florida chapter,
  • Florida Access Network,
  • Bans Off Miami,
  • Organizing to Victory,
  • Labor Community Alliance of South Florida,
  • Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity,
  • Central Florida Jobs with Justice,
  • One Payer States,
  • National Organization for Women - Florida,
  • Florida Rising,
  • Public Citizen.

Join us from the comfort of your home. Bring your questions! Bring your ideas!