For months, newspapers and cable TV has been filled with attacks on Medicare For All. Now we know why.
A front group funded by Big Insurance and Big Pharma -- The Partnership for America's Health Care Future -- has spent more than $1 million on TV ads attacking Medicare For All since August, especially in early presidential primary states.
And, The Washington Post just exposed that "Lobbyists either helped draft or made extensive revisions to opinion columns published by state lawmakers in a way that warned against the dangers of Medicare-for-all..."
And, guess what else? Many false talking points that Big Insurance and Big Pharma is supposed to have put in the mouths of lawmakers are the same points Pete Buttigieg has been saying to scare and deceive voters on the campaign trail.
The fight with Big Insurance and Big Pharma is on. To win it, we need to let politicians -- especially Democrats -- know that voters will hold them accountable for siding with Big Insurance and Big Pharma lobbyists over their own constituents!
Then, share the petition on Facebook and Twitter.
Medicare For All is hugely popular with voters because it will lower costs, reduce bankruptcies, expand choice of doctors, lower prescription prices, and cover things like long-term care, dental, and vision.
And, as The Washington Post has pointed out: "The health-care industry has taken notice. Lobbyists are trying to bend public opinion away from an idea that has seized much of the debate during the current Democratic presidential primary...But the ideas are also very popular among many Americans..."
We're telling media about this petition and will send updates as it grows. Democrats should make the case for Medicare For All, not repeat false talking points spoon fed to them by lobbyists from Big Insurance and Big Pharma.
Our friend Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive who now leads Business for Medicare For All, told the Post: "These secret emails blow open what I saw firsthand and revealed as a health insurance whistleblower: These companies and their lobbyists will stoop to whatever it takes, no matter how grotesque, to deny people the lifesaving coverage they need. This is just the latest reason we need to reform this broken system where greedy corporations determine who can get medical treatment in America.”
The Washington Post credits one of our main partners -- Medicare For All Now -- for exposing these dirty tricks. "The group obtained the documents through Freedom of Information Act requests." Smart! (Support their work here.)
Then, share the petition on Facebook and Twitter.
Together we must show that Medicare for All is popular and will bring down costs for families. Thanks for being a bold progressive.
-- The PCCC Team
P.S. And, please support the work of our partners who blew the whistle on these fake op-eds, Medicare For All Now. They do great work!
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told PCCC members, "The majority of Americans are with us on the policies. Americans support Medicare for All, expanding Social Security benefits, gun reform, debt-free college, and a $15 minimum wage. Bold progressive values are popular EVERYWHERE. Together, we have the people. Together, with your help, we’ll have the votes." Chip in $3 here.
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