Republicans in the Senate want
to keep the American people in limbo by keeping their version of the American
Health Care Act secret.
Right now, Mitch McConnell and
his Senate colleagues are putting together a bill that could force people to go
without necessary health care in order to give huge tax breaks to the insurance
industry.
We deserve to know how much
the Republican plan will increase our premiums, deductibles, and copayments,
how many people will lose coverage, and what impact the $800 billion cut to
Medicaid will have on those suffering from the ongoing opioid epidemic. We
demand health care for those who lack coverage at this very moment, and the
ones who might lose coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
The House passed their version
of the so-called American Health Care Act without a score from the CBO, but we
now know that 23 million people will lose coverage if it passes. That's not to
mention the millions more who will be priced out of affording prescriptions and
other vital components of health care, all so the very wealthiest can receive
yet another tax cut. Call
your senator today and tell them to stop the American Health Care Act. We need
to start over with a plan that covers everybody.
We are fighting for universal
coverage under a Medicare for All, single payer system that cuts the insurance
industry out of the equation. In a single payer system, the monthly premium is
the only time the patient is charged. Medical bankruptcy due to terminal
illness would be a thing of the past, and the price gouging of the
pharmaceutical industry would be stopped. It's time for the United States to
join the UK, Canada, France, and every other major country—all of which
guarantee healthcare as a right to all of their people.
Republicans in the Senate are
beholden to the very industries that they are attempting to regulate. As a
result, our health care access is in the hands of corporations who are looking
to cash out every time a patient needs prenatal care, chemotherapy, and any
other treatment.
Republicans want to take away
health care from millions of people by passing the American Health Care Act. Please
call your senator and tell them to stop their secret health care repeal and
start over with a plan guaranteed to cover everybody.
We are getting closer than ever
to achieving real universal coverage.
A majority of the American
people support universal coverage. While that opinion may not be reflected in
the Senate, remember that they answer to us. Please
call them today.
In solidarity,
Shannon Jackson
Executive Director
Our Revolution
Executive Director
Our Revolution
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