John,
Trump’s GOP is cutting over one trillion dollars from Medicare and Medicaid, and ending ACA subsidies that millions rely on. Seventeen million people are about to lose their healthcare. Families are losing coverage while corporate profits soar. What more proof do we need that we need Medicare for All at the state level?
Trump and the Republicans in Congress have passed the largest healthcare cut in U.S. history, projected to result in a record loss of coverage for the people who are least able to afford it. These cuts punish the sickest patients and the most vulnerable families, creating even worse economic and health insecurity.
This isn’t just reckless -- it’s a moral outrage. And it’s final proof that our healthcare system, built around profit and paperwork, has failed. We have an urgent need for a simple, fair system at the state level that guarantees care to everyone -- without paperwork hurdles, hidden costs, or fear of going bankrupt. We need Medicare for All.
States can act right now to guarantee affordable, comprehensive healthcare for everyone. Whether through a state-run Medicare for All system, a public option, or expanded subsidies, state leaders have the power to fill the gaps and defend their citizens.
Send a direct message to your Governor and state legislators to demand they adopt a state-level Medicare for All plan that covers everyone, protects families from rising costs, and guarantees healthcare as a right.
Right now, more than 85 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured. One in four cannot afford the medications they’re prescribed. And over 500,000 families a year are pushed into bankruptcy just for getting sick. In the richest country in the world, people are dying not because care doesn’t exist -- but because they can’t afford it.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Medicare for All would save $650 billion a year. A Yale study projects it would save 68,000 lives annually.
But in the current system, private insurance and pharmaceutical corporations prioritize profits over patient care. Since 2001, healthcare companies have funneled 95% of their profits -- $2.6 trillion -- to CEOs and shareholders, not to patient care or accessibility. In 2024 alone, just ten major drug companies made $102 billion in profits.
This system was built to enrich wealthy healthcare executives while sacrificing the health of millions. And now, with 17 million more people facing the loss of care, it’s becoming clear: we must look to the states for solutions.
Tell your state leaders: We need Medicare for All. Because no one should go without needed care, or go bankrupt receiving it.
Thank you for insisting that healthcare is a human right, not a privilege for the few.
- DFA AF Team
