Medicare turns 56 years old at the end of this month. After 56 years, we’re long overdue for expansions that ensure seniors in Ohio and the rest of the country receive the care they need and can afford.

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In the Senate, I’m working to expand access to Medicare and its benefits:

• I’m co-sponsoring legislation to repair a system in which health insurance companies levy seemingly arbitrary and astronomical fees against community pharmacies, threatening to shutter these pharmacies and increase prescription drug prices for seniors covered by Medicare. This bipartisan bill would make the system more transparent, help pharmacies keep their doors open, and ensure seniors have access to the medications they need.


• I’m working on a spending plan that would expand access to Medicare and benefits by lowering the eligibility age to 60 and adding coverage for dental, vision, and hearing care.


• And I introduced legislation that would fix a policy that requires seniors to pay for nursing care after hospitalization that should be covered under Medicare, but isn’t due to billing technicalities. This legislation would make sure seniors can focus on getting better rather than worrying about medical billing and not being able to afford the care they need.

Access to quality, affordable health care is a pillar in our fight for the Dignity of Work, and it’s going to take all of us raising our voices to make sure workers can retire with dignity and still receive the care they need. 

Will you sign our petition before the Medicare anniversary on July 30th and join the call to improve and expand access to Medicare?

With gratitude,

Sherrod