Hi,

The privatization of Medicare begun under Trump has drastically expanded
in the last 12 months — and corporations with ties to the Trump family
stand to benefit. President Biden needs to shut it down immediately and
save Medicare. [ [link removed] ]Click here if you agree.

During the Trump administration, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
announced his plan to partially privatize Medicare coverage. Kushner
tapped his former roommate Adam Boehler to pilot the program in January
2019.^1 Under the traditional Medicare program, the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Services directly reimburses providers for patients' medical
care.

But under Kushner's so-called "direct contracting model," the government
pays Wall Street-backed startups and private insurance companies, who in
turn reimburse providers. 

By paying corporate middlemen to administer our public program for older
Americans and people with disabilities, Kushner's "direct contracting"
model props up the corporate health care industry. President Biden can —
and must — immediately stop this attack on Medicare now.

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of our health care!

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According to recent reporting from the Intercept, government lawyers
raised concerns back in January 2019 that the privatization program was
designed specifically to benefit certain companies — including one with
ties to Boehler, the head of the direct contracting program.^2 Despite the
lawyers' concern, the program was still allowed to go into effect as
originally planned.

Thanks to intense public pressure, President Biden recently announced
plans to reform this program beginning in January 2023.^3 That's not
enough. Thousands more seniors will find themselves enrolled in Trump's
legacy program between now and then. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is calling on
President Biden to immediately end this program now, and we stand with
her.^4 

This program runs against the entire purpose of Medicare. Seniors value
traditional Medicare because it is simple, efficient, and universal.
Corporations should not be allowed to insert themselves between doctors
and patients, and use our Medicare dollars to pad their profits!

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell President Biden to immediately end Donald
Trump's Medicare privatization scheme now!

Thanks for taking action,

Izzi and the team at Demand Progress

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Sources:
1. Bad News, "The stealth privatization of Medicare is afoot," [ [link removed] ]December
16, 2021.
2. The Intercept, "Medicare Privatization Scheme Faced Legal Questions
About Profiteering," [ [link removed] ]December 14, 2021.
3. Common Dreams, "'Band-Aid on a Tumor': Critics Blast Biden Rebrand of
Trump's Medicare Privatization Scheme," [ [link removed] ]February 25, 2022.
4. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, "Jayapal Urges Medicare to Take Broad, Quick
Steps to End Trump-Era Privatization Program," [ [link removed] ]February 25, 2022.
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