Last week, my campaign sent out a survey asking how rising health care costs are affecting you and your families.
John,
Last week, my campaign sent out a survey asking how rising health care costs are affecting you and your families. With key subsidies in the Affordable Care Act expiring, costs are rising for millions — and it was important to me to hear directly from the people impacted about what that will mean.
In total, over 72% of the people who responded to the survey confirmed that their costs have gone up this year, and many said their costs will increase even more in the new year.
In response to these cost increases, some families are downgrading their coverage, others are cutting back in other areas, and some are dropping their insurance altogether. Here are just a few of the stories people shared:
- “Our premiums will jump from $565 to over $2,000 per month. We will stay insured, but it’s eating into our retirement savings.”
- “It puts a strain on the everyday necessities.”
- “We have to reduce heat in several rooms and use more blankets.”
- “I can’t afford my health care costs despite having insurance, and have to put off necessary medications, procedures and visits.”
John, this is the reality that millions of people across this country are facing. While insurance and pharmaceutical companies are making higher profits than ever, working people are skipping doctor’s visits, cutting back on their grocery budgets, and eating into their savings just to pay for the care they need.
In the wealthiest country in the world, this should not be happening. That’s why I’m fighting so hard to make Medicare For All a reality. But I can’t do it alone — it’s going to take a nationwide movement to take on and defeat the corporate interests who are propping up and profiting off of the current system.
So John, if you’re in a position to donate, will you pitch in $3 today to help me keep fighting to end this cruel system and finally guarantee health care as a human right for everyone in the country?
Contribute $3
In solidarity,
Pramila Jayapal
