John,

Donald Trump and Republicans passed their Big Ugly Bill. Now, 17 million Americans are set to lose health insurance, and insurers are set to jack up the rates on the rest of us:¹

The solution is simple: We need to remove the greedy middle-men who line their pockets with denied claims.

We need a simple, universal health care system that works for everyone.

We need Medicare for All.

Congress won’t pass Medicare for All overnight. But we need to let them know that we’re still pushing. Can you send your representative and senators a message urging them to fight for Medicare for All?

President Franklin Roosevelt, upon signing the Social Security Act, said “This law…represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means complete.” FDR hoped to build on Social Security’s old age insurance with universal health care, education, and disability programs.

Social Security Works will keep fighting to take the next step in the New Deal and ensure health care is finally a right in this country. It’s what the founders of our Social Security system wanted.

As Robert Ball, the longest-serving Social Security Commissioner in history, explained

“[A]ll of us who developed Medicare and fought for it… had been advocates of universal national health insurance. We all saw insurance for the elderly as a fallback position, which we advocated solely because it seemed to have the best chance politically….[W]e expected Medicare to be a first step toward universal national health insurance, perhaps with ‘Kiddicare’ as another step.”

Tell Congress: Take the next step in the New Deal: Fight for Medicare for All!

Thank you,

Michael Phelan
Social Security Works

¹ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aca-higher-premiums-lower-subsidies-sticker-shock/