Tell Congress: We Need a Real Healthcare Solution - Medicare for All
U.S. Congress
The political tide has turned on health care. Bernie Sanders became the most popular politician in America fighting for Medicare for all. Paul Ryan just pulled the Republican bill and the GOP has no strategy forward. America is ready for single-payer. Democrats must fight for it NOW.
There is a bill in the House introduced by Rep. John Conyers and Bernie Sanders is set to introduce a similar bill in the Senate. National Nurses United, Justice Democrats, and Brand New Congress are calling for all congressional Democrats to support these bills. HR 676 (the Conyers bill) currently has only 72 of the 193 House Democrats while Bernie Sanders' previous attempts at Medicare for All have gone largely unsupported by Democrats.
Even if the ACA remains intact under Trump's Republican Party, the Congressional Budget Office predicts that 28 million Americans will remain uninsured, a disproportionate number of whom are people of color. And millions more will continue to struggle with sky-high deductibles and co-pays that they can't afford.
Some Democrats claim that a single-payer system is politically impossible. But recent polls show that the fight over Trumpcare has actually increased support for government taking a more active role in the health care system.
Embracing universal coverage wouldn't just be the right thing for Democrats to do -- it would be a smart way to win new voters and build the majority we need to defeat Donald Trump, all while remaining true to our values.
It's time to make sure all Americans have truly affordable access to the health care services they need and deserve -- by implementing a Medicare for All, single-payer health care system.
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Health care is a human right. It's time to support and pass Medicare for All so that voters have a real alternative that would provide universal access, reduce consumer costs and create a healthier country for everyone.