[1]Pramila Jayapal



President Biden deserves recognition for laying the foundations for a just
economic recovery. But he hasn’t yet fulfilled his own campaign promises
on health care.

President Biden said during his campaign that he wanted to lower the
Medicare eligibility age. But it hasn’t been included in the American
Families Plan that he presented to Congress last night. I’m working with
my friend Bernie Sanders to push Biden and all of our Democratic
colleagues to support groundbreaking health care improvements in this next
big package.

As our fight for Medicare for All continues, we have a chance to take a
giant step towards single payer health care right now by lowering the
Medicare eligibility age, expanding its benefits to include dental,
vision, and hearing, and finally lowering the cost of prescription drugs.



[ [link removed] ]President Biden can take this big step and immediately get health care
to tens of millions of people! Chip in $3 or more today to
help us push for these transformative health care policies on the way to
single payer health care. We’re trying to hit 3,500 contributions before
the end of the month, and I need you to make one of them.

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Here are the health care reforms we’re talking about:

* Lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55: This would immediately
extend coverage to 40 million people, including many who lost
insurance during the pandemic.
* Improving Medicare benefits to cover dental, vision, and hearing care,
and cap out-of-pocket costs: This will finally give folks on Medicare
much needed coverage to see the dentist, get hearing aids, and afford
a new pair of glasses.
* Empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices for everyone: The U.S.
spends far more than any other country on prescription drugs, despite
Medicare Part D being the largest purchaser. We need the government to
use its power to negotiate drug prices down for everyone.

Reports say all of these policies may be left OUT of the American Families
Plan. That’s why I led a letter signed by more than 80 lawmakers from
across the Democratic party that urges President Biden to immediately
include these policies in the legislative package.

Millions of working people who relied on our broken, for-profit health
care system have lost their insurance during this pandemic because they
lost their job. These health care reforms are key steps to get care to
folks who have been left without insurance and without the ability to
afford care under our current system. These major health care reforms will
expand public coverage and get us a big step closer to Medicare for All.

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in $3 to help us win this expansion of
public health care on our way to Medicare for All? We need your support
right now so we can ensure more people get the health care they need.

Expanding Medicare and lowering prescription drug costs are incredibly
popular issues across the political spectrum. Medicare for All is
incredibly popular too! If we can get these big health care wins, we can
get to Medicare for All.

In solidarity,

Pramila

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