[1]National Nurses United



We’re grateful for a lot of things: Nurses, caregivers, patients and
patient advocates, activists, political leaders with a backbone, and YOU
(just to name a few). We’re NOT so grateful for things like Big Pharma,
the health insurance industry, health care lobbyists, and this hit piece:

New York Times [1]Verified @NYTimes
[2]@NYTimes Prominent Democratic leaders are sounding increasingly vocal alarms to try to halt political
momentum for “Medicare for all,” opting to risk alienating some liberals.
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While Congress uses the health care crisis to play political football,
people are dying. It’s not a game — it’s a travesty. And yet these
political “leaders” refuse to put forth any real visionary plans to fix
it.

Fortunately, there are people out there who understand, like we do, that
Medicare for All is the solution. People like you and our brave patient
allies who’ve been working nonstop to win this fight. And today — on a day
when we gather to give thanks — I’d like to take the opportunity to thank
them and highlight their stories:

Thank you to Matt and Cokie, for the bravery they showed in [ [link removed] ]sharing
their harrowing story about insulin rationing with the world.

Thank you to Ola, who [ [link removed] ]survived a heart and kidney transplant at the age
of 12, and now works to ensure that no one else ever needs to choose
between their school supplies and health care.

Thank you to Sandy, a neonatal nurse practitioner who has seen first-hand
the dangers of our current system, [ [link removed] ]and uses her experience to fight for
a better one.

Thank you to Rebecca, [ [link removed] ]who had to forego her own medical procedures in
order to get care and treatment for her daughter, Charlie.

And lastly, thank YOU. You’ve always been by our side in this long battle
for Medicare for All. And we’re gaining ground every single day — the
existence of this hit piece from The New York Times is proof that our work
is leaving a mark.

But no matter how much ground we gain or how often the pundits and
“leaders” dismiss what we do with their political triangulation, we must
remember why we’re in this fight to begin with.

We must remember — today and on all days — that in the richest nation in
the history of the planet, there is simply no excuse for letting this
health care crisis continue.

Every day, when we knock on doors, we hear thousands of heartbreaking
stories across the country just like the ones I listed above. Families
from every corner of America are affected. And they understand, as we do,
that the only solution to this broken, corrupt health care system is
Medicare for All.

Gratefully,

Jasmine Ruddy

Nurses' Campaign to Win Medicare for All



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