[2]National Nurses United


We’re just over 24 hours away from our Medicare for All Summer Strategy
call tomorrow, July 14th, at 5pm PT/8pm ET.

If you care about passing Medicare for All, this is where you need to
be. We’re getting ready
to kick off a whole new chapter of this campaign, and this call is your
chance to hear about it first and get plugged in.

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COVID-19 has shown that our health care system is in dire need of reform. 

* Tens of millions have lost their jobs and their employer-based health
insurance at the exact time they need health care the most. 
* Black and Latinx are nearly twice as likely to die from the virus than
their white neighbors. 
* Meanwhile, private health insurance companies are continuing to make 
billions of dollars in profits.

So it’s no surprise that during the course of this pandemic, support for
Medicare for All is near an all-time high. From dire lack of PPE, to
private insurance companies making billions in profit – people are ready
for change.^1

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We have an unprecedented opportunity to make the case for guaranteed
health care and bring more people who’ve been directly impacted by this
crisis into our movement. According to recent polls, 69% of voters support
Medicare for All.^2 We know we have the support, but we need to bring more
passive supporters into action. That’s where we need your help. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you RSVP now to join our strategy call TOMORROW, Tuesday July
14th, at 5pm PT/8pm ET? We’ll be joined by Rep. Ro Khanna, Patrisse
Cullors, Cathy Kennedy, RN, and Dr. Sanjeev Sriram.

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During the call we’ll discuss our strategy to rapidly grow the number of
people who are active in this movement, get them trained, and pressure our
legislators to choose a side. 

While Medicare for All wouldn’t fix every single problem that’s arisen
from COVID-19, we know that we would be better prepared to keep patients
and nurses safe and healthy. Here’s why:

* Medicare for All would allow us to offer any vaccine that is developed
to everyone with no financial barriers. When the government is the
single payer, it can negotiate the lowest possible drug prices (much
lower than any individual insurance company).
* COVID-19 continues to expose vast racial disparities in our health
system. One crucial way to address these disparities is to make sure
that everyone, no matter what, is guaranteed health care free at the
point of service.
* Everyone, regardless of employment status, would receive
comprehensive, high quality care – making sure that anyone can see a
doctor, which would allow us to implement the widespread testing and
tracking policies needed to keep this pandemic under control. 
* It would change the way we reimburse hospitals to ensure they have the
money they need to stay open. Global budgeting would allow targeted
investment in underserved communities.
* We would move away from the just-in-time supply chain model to make
sure there is surplus personal protective equipment, hospital beds,
and other necessary equipment. 
* And we would ensure that money spent on health care actually goes to
patient care instead of into the pockets of executives and
shareholders of massive health care corporations.

[ [link removed] ]We hope to see you on the call tomorrow to discuss these issues more in
depth so you’re ready to hit the ground running this summer.

You don’t want to miss it. 

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All 

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