A requirement that states keep people on Medicaid during the pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people could lose their coverage as a result.
The federal government estimates that of the 15 million people who will lose coverage in the coming months, nearly 7 million of those are still eligible. In addition, nearly half of those who lose coverage will be Black or Hispanic.1
In part because of this policy, the nation’s uninsured rate reached a record low early last year. Now it will be reversed.
Health care is not something that can or should expire. It is needed by everyone (pandemic or not), and it must be guaranteed to all as a human right. Under Medicare for All, we would never see 15 million people at risk of suddenly losing their health care.
This is a key opportunity to organize and remind our legislators of the only real solution to our broken health care system: Medicare for All. We expect new Medicare for All legislation to be introduced into Congress soon, and we need to be ready.
The current fragility, instability, insecurity, and fragmentation of our health care system is unacceptable.
The coverage provided by this policy amounted to an extraordinary reprieve for patients, preserving health insurance for millions of vulnerable people and sparing them the hassles of regularly jumping through administrative hoops.
We could maximize these benefits 100 fold through a guaranteed single-payer health care system — saving money, people's lives, and the constant hassle and stress.
When the time comes, we’ll need your help to make sure that your members of Congress sign on (or back on) as cosponsors of Medicare for All, and we’ll need your help to make sure that the reintroductions are as visible and powerful as possible.
In solidarity,
Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All
1 - New York Times
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