The landscape for the movement to win Medicare for All has dramatically shifted over the past few months.
Before I talk more about why, I want to let you know up front that I’m asking you to join a really important call — our next national Medicare for All Strategy Call on Tuesday, July 14th, at 5 PT/8 ET. We’ll talk about this new political moment, how we build momentum for Medicare for All, and how you can be involved.
So let’s talk about what’s changed since March. An estimated 27 million people have now lost their health insurance due to the pandemic, in addition to 29 million who were already uninsured. That’s nearly 60 million people in the US without health insurance, during a global pandemic.
COVID-19 has laid bare that our health care system is in dire need of reform — and Medicare for All could help us now more than ever.
We have an unprecedented opportunity to make the case for guaranteed health care in the US, and bring more people directly impacted by this crisis into our movement.
COVID-19 isn’t the only thing we’re fighting against. Historic mass uprisings against police brutality have re-ignited a national conversation on systemic racism that lives in every facet of our society. Across the board, Black and Brown Americans face discrimination and injustice — this includes our country’s broken health care system.
People of color in the US face disproportionate lack of health care, and the racial disparities of COVID-19 have made this more evident than ever before.
One of the best ways to fix the injustices at our system’s core starts with making sure that everyone, no matter what, is guaranteed health care free at the point of service. But to do that we have to get organized now.
We’re counting on you to be part of this historic moment with us, and joining the next national call is a great way to start.
In solidarity,
Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All
P.S. Please feel free to forward this email and invite other folks you know who might be interested in joining the call and hearing our plans!
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