We need a simple, universal Medicare for All system to ensure comprehensive health care that covers mental health, long-term care, reproductive care, dental, vision, and hearing, all without copays, private insurance premiums, sky-high deductibles, or other hidden fees.
In America today, despite spending twice as much per person on health care as other wealthy nations, more than 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured, one out of every four Americans cannot afford their prescriptions, and over half a million people go bankrupt each year due to medically-related debt. The Medicare for All model has been successful in other industrialized countries, not only in achieving universal coverage but also in driving down costs.
Since 2001, the top healthcare companies in America have spent 95 percent of their profits, approximately $2.6 trillion, not on making Americans healthier but on enriching their CEOs and stockholders obscenely. While nearly one out of four Americans cannot afford the life-saving medicine their doctors prescribe, ten top pharma companies made $102 billion in profits in 2024.
Those profits don’t come from making Americans healthier. They come from delaying care, denying treatments, and defending the broken status quo. By removing the greed and profit motive from the current healthcare system, Medicare for All actually saves money.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicare for All would save the healthcare system $650 billion annually. Not only that, but researchers at Yale University have estimated that Medicare for All would save 68,000 lives a year. This is the bottom line. No one should die because they cannot afford health care in the richest country on earth.
So it’s time to create a health care system that finally puts people over profits. Let’s make Medicare for All a reality.
