Pramila’s tireless leadership made this possible.
This is huge (or ‘yuge’ like our friend Bernie Sanders would say)!
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BREAKING: Senate Democrats agree on $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill including Medicare expansion
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Pramila and Bernie have been fighting for Medicare for All for years — and that fight will continue. But they have also been leading the charge to expand Medicare as part of the American Families Plan. And just now, President Biden and Senate Democrats have agreed to pass a historic public health care expansion that will get more people covered AND get more people on Medicare the health care they need.
This isn’t over, and we need to keep up the momentum to make it the law of the land. Can you chip in to fuel our fight for Medicare expansion today, and for Medicare for All in the days ahead?
Chip in $3
We know 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.
Now, thanks to our organizing, we know that the Senate Democratic Caucus is on board, too. Opening Medicare to millions of new folks gets people care who didn’t have it before, improving benefits, and lowering prescription costs can help people finally get the medicine they need to survive.
Again, here’s what we are fighting to win in this next huge Democratic 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 Pramila will 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.
Now is NOT the time to let up. Chip in $3 right now to keep pushing for the transformational change we need. We must ensure Medicare expansion becomes law and the fight for true universal single-payer health care continues.
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In solidarity,
Team Jayapal
