Sen. Harris, Sanders, 15 Democratic Colleagues Introduce Medicare for All Act
Today,
"Healthcare should not be thought of as a partisan issue - it's a nonpartisan issue," Harris said. "Cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure affects folks around our country regardless of whether they are in a red state or a blue state, regardless of their income, and regardless of their status. We should not differentiate in the way that we do public health policy and we should understand that everyone should receive the healthcare they need regardless of where they live, their income, or their zip code. That is what this bill is about, and I'm proud to co-sponsor the Medicare for All Act. It is about saying that healthcare is a right for all, not a privilege for a few."
Sixty percent of the American people want to "expand Medicare to provide health insurance to every American," including 75 percent of
Harris continued, "Taxpayers of
The Medicare for All Act of 2017 establishes a national health insurance program called the Universal Medicare Program. Under this legislation, every resident of
It has been the goal of
Harris and Sanders introduced the bill in the
The Medicare for All Act of 2017 would ensure that Americans will no longer have to delay or avoid going to the doctor because they can't afford it; that a hospital stay will not bankrupt you or leave you deeply in debt; that you will be able to get the prescription drugs you need at a price you can afford; that middle class families will never have to spend 20 or 30 percent of their incomes on health care; and, that Americans will save billions of dollars a year in medical administrative costs.
Under this bill, Americans will benefit from the freedom and security that comes with finally separating health insurance from employment. As is the case in every other major country, employers would be free to focus on running their businesses rather than spending an enormous amount of time, energy and money trying to provide health insurance to their employees.
The bill has been endorsed by 30 national organizations and unions including:
For a copy of the Medicare for All Act, click here. (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/medicare-for-all-act?id=6CA2351C-6EAE-4A11-BBE4-CE07984813C8&download=1&inline=file)
For a copy of the executive summary of the Medicare for All Act, click here. (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/medicare-for-all-act-of-2017-executive-summary?id=943E7DB5-FCCA-4EA4-B215-A92F6642BA2C&download=1&inline=file)
For the summary by title of the Medicare for All Act, click here (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/medicare-for-all-act-summary-by-title?id=1854E782-A53F-4BEA-A7C1-33BC89CE238B&download=1&inline=file).
For a copy of the "Options to Finance Medicare for All," click here. (https://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/options-to-finance-medicare-for-all?inline=file)
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