[THREAD] With #SuperTuesday just two days away, here are all our Op-Eds to date on why #MedicareForAll and why @BernieSanders. 1/
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🍿 "...a single-payer system would reduce costs dramatically, saving $2 trillion over 10 years. And it would do this while covering every single American with more expansive coverage than what is provided under the best plans today." @joshua_gear writes. 2/
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THREAD.

As #BlackHistoryMonth ends and the #SouthCarolinaPrimary begins, let's revisit the story of Medicare & how it tangibly advanced racial equity in the 1960s.

The story shows the power of movement-aligned politics to effect social & system change. Before Medicare, hospitals were deeply segregated due to Jim Crow. Many outright refused care to Black people. If care was provided, it was heavily segregated with separate entrances, waiting rooms, wards, even separate china & silverware. Separate, and certainly not equal.

THREAD: Earlier this year, the @commonwealthfnd released its biennial health insurance survey. Let's look at what they found! 23% of adults are under-insured with burdensome out-of-pocket spending. 12% had no health insurance at all. Only 55% of American adults had full insurance coverage for the entirely of the year!