[2]National Nurses United




President Biden recently announced a “Special Enrollment Period” to give
those who need health care coverage during the pandemic the opportunity to
sign up through the Affordable Care Act. 

From February 15 to May 15, the healthcare.gov marketplace will reopen,
and while their intent is in the right place, it’s just not
enough. 

Here’s why: 

* “Access” to health care is not the same as guaranteed health care. If
we believe that health care is a human right, we must enact Medicare
for All, the only policy that guarantees health care to everyone free
at the point of service.
* People need health care year round and shouldn’t have to jump through
administrative hoops to get it.
* Many of these ACA plans have very high premiums and deductibles, which
we know are a substantial barrier to care.
* Private insurance companies are driven by the profit-motive and often
do whatever they can to prevent patients from actually getting the
care they need, which costs them money. Their business model depends
on us not receiving care.

Health care reforms like the ACA that uphold a system that treats health
care as a commodity will never truly guarantee health care for all.
Private companies should not be allowed to profit off our need for life
saving health care. We know that the only way to truly make health care a
human right is through Medicare for All.

With Democrats in control of the House, Senate, and Presidency – there are
no excuses for not moving forward. In just over two weeks, Medicare for
All will be reintroduced in Congress, and we have to be ready to mobilize
around this opportunity to get as many co-sponsors as possible. We could
get rid of enrollment periods for good by guaranteeing health care as a
right.

To do that mobilizing, we created the Medicare for All Rapid Response Team
for volunteers to amplify calls-to-action and news around the Medicare for
All bills in their communities and online — and we need you on board.

[ [link removed] ]Can you sign on right now to join our Medicare for All Rapid Response
Team? The more people we have on this team, the more pressure we can put
on individual members of Congress to step up.

[ [link removed] ]JOIN THE TEAM »

As a volunteer on the team, you’ll receive training and support from NNU
staff and will be added to a special Slack channel for updates. You’ll be
a huge part of how we fight for Medicare for All across the country. 

Covid-19 can become a turning point for health care in the United States.
We have to learn from the consequences and reform our unprepared system
that still prioritizes profits over people.

This won’t be easy, but if we get as many supporters like
you
involved as possible, we can finally guarantee health care for all, free
at the point of service. 

We’re excited to work with you. 

Jasmine Ruddy
Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All 



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