John, we need to take about health care.
Right now, with millions of families experiencing skyrocketing costs, extending ACA subsidies and cancelling the GOP’s Medicaid cuts are essential measures to ensure millions aren’t kicked off their health care in the short term.
But once we’ve done that, we can’t forget that greedy private insurance companies and Republicans have collapsed any semblance of a real health care system. When families are paying $20,000 just for insurance, before they even get health care, they simply can’t afford it — and we HAVE to rebuild a new universal health care system that people can afford: Medicare For All.
These two ideas aren’t mutually exclusive: We can support extending the ACA subsidies in the short term AND fight for a new system that actually works for working families in the long term.
According to new polling that my campaign commissioned, 90% of Democrats, most Independents, and 1/5 of Republicans support Medicare For All, a system where the government provides your insurance card — from birth to death, with comprehensive care.
It’s the only universal plan in Congress and it already has so much support across the country. It will be a defining issue in the midterms, and even in battleground districts, a strong majority of voters — Democrats, independents, and Republicans – back Medicare For All.
It is time to listen to the demands of the American people and embrace Medicare For All as the health care solution for families struggling to afford to live. If you agree, will you pitch in $3 to help me keep up this fight?
More and more Members of Congress are coming on to my Medicare For All bill, with 6 new members signing on recently. But we need to keep up the momentum. So to every Republican, independent, and Democrat out there – let’s do this!
In solidarity,
Pramila Jayapal
