I’m leading a pressure campaign with over 155 Democrats to urge Biden to act right now.
I led more than 155 House Democrats today in calling on President Biden to expand Medicare as part of his next big piece of legislation. It’s not the first time I’ve emailed you about this — but since then, our movement has only gotten bigger.
Not only do we have 156 House Democrats (PLUS nearly 20 Senate Democrats) with us, but the coalition spans the ideological spectrum. We have progressives pushing for Medicare expansion, but we also have many of my more moderate colleagues on board. We even have 15 “frontliners” (Democrats in the toughest re-election races) signed on to this effort, because they know that expanding Medicare and lowering prescription drug costs are hugely popular among voters from all political parties.
President Biden made campaign promises to expand Medicare and lower prescription drug costs, and now we’re working hard to ensure he follows through on those promises. Chip in $3 or more today and fuel our fight for real, transformative health care reform as we build towards Medicare for All.
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A full 70% of Democrats in the House, including folks in tough re-election fights, support expanding Medicare, improving benefits, and lowering prescription drug costs because it’s good policy — but also because we want to show people across America that we’ve delivered for them. Opening Medicare to millions of new folks gets people care who didn’t have it before, and lowering prescription costs can help people finally get the medicine they need to survive.
Again, here’s what we’re calling on President Biden to support in his next big bill:
- Lowering the Medicare eligibility age: This would immediately extend coverage to 23 million people, including many who lost insurance during the pandemic.
- Improving Medicare benefits to finally cover dental, vision, and hearing care, and cap out-of-pocket costs: This will 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.
These are widely popular measures and President Biden promised to deliver on them. Medicare for All is our end goal, and I’ll never stop leading the fight for it. But as we continue building our movement, we can pass this transformative Medicare expansion plan right away.
Fewer people will struggle without care, fewer people will struggle to get hearing aids and critical dental care, and fewer people will have to ration their insulin or go without the medicine they need.
That’s what we can deliver on with your help. Contribute what you can today as we make this historic push for expanding and improving Medicare. We need everyone doing their part to get this done.
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I will keep you updated on our push for expanding Medicare as our organizing continues.
In solidarity,
Pramila
