John,

If you’ve sat through the 2020 Presidential debates, you’ve seen moderators and so-called “moderate” candidates try to pigeonhole Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on how Medicare for All will be paid for. Sen. Sanders wrote the damn bill, now Sen. Warren has released a plan that should shut up the concern trolls for good.

There’s a lot of good stuff in her plan, from administrative savings, a wealth tax on billionaires, and taxing the investment income of the 1%. But here’s the bottom line: Medicare for All doesn’t cost money. It saves money by eliminating the for-profit waste in the insurance system. The real question about Medicare for All is who gets the savings?

ADD YOUR NAME: Medicare for All saves money, improves health care, and fights inequality―so every 2020 Democrat should get on board.

Sen. Warren divvies up the savings from Medicare for All to ensure that working families and seniors receive maximum benefit. Her plan expands Medicare to include long-term care, vision, dental, and hearing, while also ending all out-of-pocket health care expenses. In short, better benefits at a lower cost.

The fact is, Medicare for All has been exposed to far more scrutiny than the so-called “realistic” plans from other candidates, that maintain the cracks in our broken health care system, ensuring that some people will fall through them.

If Democrats are serious about ensuring world-class coverage to every American, and fighting inequality, there’s no longer any excuse to hide behind. It’s time for Medicare for All.

ADD YOUR NAME: Every 2020 Democrat should support Medicare for All.

Thanks,

Alex Lawson
Social Security Works

P.S. while we fight for Medicare for All, we’re still living with the system we have. Today is the start of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act―click here to find out how to get covered!