As a young woman in my 20s, I know many people my age who are no stranger to the lifestyle of the proverbial “starving college student;” however, many of them are not students at all, but full-time employed young people who struggle to pay rent and put food on the table, let alone pay for health care during a pandemic.
Lincoln, my friend of 20 years, called in early April to let me know that he had taken his mother to the doctor on two separate occasions and her symptoms were minimized, dismissed and she was sent home. The third and final time the staff decided to test her. That’s when they discovered his mother had COVID-19. She died later that day.
The most beloved and tested single payer health payment system in the U.S. is Medicare, which works. Now let’s make it work even better and expand it to everyone.
Americans agree on two key priorities for our health care. Neither is happening.
One of the key factors causing Americans to die from COVID-19 is the U.S. for-profit health care system itself. And yes, it’s worse here than in other countries.
Support for Improved Medicare for All (IM4A) across the U.S. has never been greater, nor has the need for it. To make IM4A a reality, let’s let our wealthiest opponents show us how.
Medicare is, by far, Americans’ favorite payer for health care. But it’s not perfect. Both House and Senate Medicare for All bills IMPROVE on Medicare as well as extending it to all. Here’s how.
The Emergency Health Care Guarantee Act (S-3790 and HR-6906 respectively), would cover all out-of-pocket charges for those with insurance and all charges for those without any coverage during the pandemic and cost LESS than extending Cobra.
