This is a big deal. Pramila and Bernie could use your input on this health care policy.
Our team has been discussing the latest legislative fight around expanding and improving Medicare, and Pramila wanted to hear what you thought about it.
Bernie and Pramila are leading Democrats (moderates and progressives alike) in an effort to lower the Medicare eligibility age, expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing care, and empower Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs for everyone. This is a big deal, and we’re working hard to get it included in President Biden’s American Families Plan. 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 expanding Medicare.
Pramila wants to hear what that giant step could mean for you and your family; she also wants to know how important these transformative changes are to you. Can you take 2 minutes to fill out this quick survey about expanding Medicare?
Take the quick survey
In case you haven’t seen our recent emails, we want you to know exactly what policies we’re talking about. Here’s what we want in the American Families Plan:
- 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.
We all know that the current for-profit health care system in America is broken. So broken that it costs lives not to have single payer. It’s time we took a big step towards Medicare for All by implementing these transformative health care reforms.
It would mean a lot to our team if you took just a couple of minutes to provide your thoughts on Medicare expansion. The next few weeks are going to be critical in this fight, and we value your opinion.
Take the quick survey
Thank you so much for letting us know what you think,
Team Jayapal
