What would you rather have: A highly-conditional insurance plan that costs you a lot of money in annual premiums plus additional out-of-pocket at point of service copays and fees, a plan which can be terminated at any time or deny you coverage without notice (This is what we have now)?; or, A system that you pay into automatically that is controlled by the government that covers all of your health care needs from the time that you are conceived until the time of your death with no additional costs or premiums and no bills, ever? (This is what we could have with Medicare for All) We could have Medicare for All if our elected representatives put it into law. Could you imagine a world in which you do not ever have to deal with an insurance company ever again? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?
Could you imaging never getting a bill for medical services you have received? Could you imagine never having to worry about being able to pay for your health care, ever, and receiving excellent care whenever you need it and get any treatment that is needed without having to worry about paying for it or having to choose between place to live or buying food for yourself?
This is what we could have if we have elected representatives in Congress who will put Medicare for All into law. The problem with that is the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, hospitals and medical equipment manufacturers are lobbying our elected officials hard and they are lobbying all of the rest of us hard with a campaign that is going to try to persuade us and them that having health care for all or a single payer system is a bad idea. Some of our representatives are being lobbied very heavily right now to not support Medicare for All. You should know if that’s is the case with your elected representatives and if it is, maybe you should let your representatives know that you want Medicare for All.