The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting every day the many ways in which our country leaves the poor and vulnerable behind.
Millions of workers have no paid leave.
Half our people live paycheck to paycheck.
And 87 million are uninsured or underinsured.
Millions of workers have no paid leave.
Half our people live paycheck to paycheck.
And 87 million are uninsured or underinsured.
We must never forget that we are only as healthy as the least insured among us. When one of us gets sick, all of us have the potential to get sick. When our neighbor loses their job, that hurts our community and local economy.
While there is no simple health care fix to the destruction of coronavirus, under a Medicare for All system, everyone would have comprehensive health care free at the point of service. No one would avoid going to the doctor due to cost, or go into debt just for getting sick.
The Federal Reserve estimates that upwards of 47 million people could lose their jobs.
That means tens of millions losing insurance in addition to the 30 million already uninsured.
Under Medicare for All, no one would lose their health insurance if they lost their job.
That means tens of millions losing insurance in addition to the 30 million already uninsured.
Under Medicare for All, no one would lose their health insurance if they lost their job.
Under Medicare for All, rural hospitals would finally have consistent funding rather than being forced into closure based on the business models of profit-seeking health insurers.
We cannot continue to have a dysfunctional, greedy health care system which ties most people's health care coverage to employment, leaves tens of millions uninsured and bankrupts over 500,000 people a year.
We must guarantee health care as a human right through Medicare for All.
We must guarantee health care as a human right through Medicare for All.
