John,
Have you ever heard of medical tourism?
It’s a uniquely American phenomenon. Basically, it’s booking an international trip specifically seeking medical care.
Like, for example, traveling to South Korea for cancer treatment. Or Canada for dental care. You get the idea.
Some clinics overseas even offer “medical tourism packages,” so Americans can get a full check-up at a much cheaper cost.
This is WILD.
In the richest, most powerful country in the world, getting the healthcare you need shouldn’t require a passport.
And yet, that’s where we are because our healthcare system is designed to extract as much money as possible, not to keep people healthy.
I’ve spent my career studying this system. I became a doctor. I worked in public health. I literally wrote the book on Medicare for All.
And I can tell you this with certainty: It does not have to be this way.
Medicare for All would allow every American to get the care they need here at home.
I’m running for the U.S. Senate to finally make it the law of the land, but I can only take this fight to Washington if we build the power to win.
Corporate interests will fight Medicare for All at every step, because our broken system is wildly profitable for them. That’s why this campaign doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and why grassroots support matters so much right now.
In solidarity,
Abdul
