#RFKJr defends cutting trillions from health care, while Dr. #AbdulElSayed ties for lead in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Advocating #MedicareForAll, El-Sayed emphasizes health care as a human right, contrasting it with the public option. #Health

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed explains #MedicareForAll as a system where “you get a Medicare card” from birth, covering health care without copays or premi... https://instagr.am/p/DXQqd7TBrR1/

voteinorout on Instagram: "#RFKJr defends cutting trillions from health care, while Dr. #AbdulElSayed ties for lead in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Advocating #MedicareForAll, El-Sayed emphasizes health care as a human right, contrasting it with the public option. #Health Dr. Abdul El-Sayed explains #MedicareForAll as a system where “you get a Medicare card” from birth, covering health care without copays or premiums. He criticizes the public option for requiring purchase, unlike Medicare for All’s universal coverage. — After spending the morning listening to RFK Jr. lie and defend cutting trillions from health care for Americans, I was ecstatic to see Dr. @abdulelsayed tied for the lead in the Democratic US Senate primary in Michigan! This is the leadership we need now — someone who takes Americans’ health seriously and has the expertise to back up his policies. Follow @bookersquared for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson"

39 likes, 1 comments - voteinorout on April 17, 2026: "#RFKJr defends cutting trillions from health care, while Dr. #AbdulElSayed ties for lead in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Advocating #MedicareForAll, El-Sayed emphasizes health care as a human right, contrasting it with the public option. #Health Dr. Abdul El-Sayed explains #MedicareForAll as a system where “you get a Medicare card” from birth, covering health care without copays or premiums. He criticizes the public option for requiring purchase, unlike Medicare for All’s universal coverage. — After spending the morning listening to RFK Jr. lie and defend cutting trillions from health care for Americans, I was ecstatic to see Dr. @abdulelsayed tied for the lead in the Democratic US Senate primary in Michigan! This is the leadership we need now — someone who takes Americans’ health seriously and has the expertise to back up his policies. Follow @bookersquared for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

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What can we do about it?

Get involved with orgs that are working toward a humane US healthcare system:

National Single Payer: https://nationalsinglepayer.com

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): https://pnhp.org

National Nurses United: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org

#Healthcare #USPol #USPolitics #MedicareForAll

National Single Payer | single payer healthcare

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A growing number of employees are declining employer health insurance coverage due to cost. Employees’ workplace health insurance cost-sharing has risen 37%, outpacing wage growth.

Rethuglican cuts to Medicaid for low-income USians have caused widespread disenrollments, the devastating effects of which won’t be fully known until late 2026 and beyond.

#Healthcare #USPol #USPolitics #MedicareForAll

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As of 2024, roughly 10% of USians under 65 (26.7 million) had no health insurance.

Nearly two-thirds of uninsured USians are people of color, with nearly 20% of Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native individuals uninsured.

Texas reports the highest uninsured rate at 19.2%, nearly double the national average.

https://www.benefitspro.com/2026/04/14/priced-out-workers-declining-coverage-fuel-uninsured-growth/

#Healthcare #USPol #USPolitics #MedicareForAll

Priced out: Workers' declining coverage fuels uninsured growth

Rising premiums, Medicaid losses and structural gaps are pushing coverage further out of reach.

BenefitsPro

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The US healthcare system is imploding.

Now is the time to demand Medicare For All.

40% of uninsured adults report delaying or forgoing care due to cost.

59% of uninsured adults report difficulty paying medical bills.

More than 60% are carrying healthcare debt.

“Patient Dumping” has entered the lexicon of US health. Hospitals are literally dumping patients on the sidewalk.
https://www.wave3.com/2023/12/20/patient-dumping-complaints-persist-troubleshooters-investigate-gap-services/

#Healthcare #USPol #USPolitics #MedicareForAll

Patient dumping complaints persist: Troubleshooters investigate the gap in services

A lot is going on outside University of Louisville Hospital, a level-one trauma center. Medical helicopters, ambulances, police, even arrests. But on Oct. 4 at dusk, something else caught the eye of an arriving ambulance crew.

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Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/always-great/

Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

What Congressional candidate #SaikatChakrbarti is for:

#MedicareForAll

#GreenNewDeal

#WealthTax #TaxTheRich

Overturn #CitizensUnited

Getting rid of #RevolvingdDoor of politicians & #LobbyingIndustry

Getting #privateequity, speculators & #hedgefunds out of #housing market

Building millions of units of housing

Tuition-free #university, #college

#FreePalestine🇵🇸, #EndGenocide: Ending funding of #genocide in #Gaza

Banning Congressmembers from trading stocks

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/a3X2Cq1-LhM

Where I differ from Nancy Pelosi on specific policies.

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Seems president of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum has solid plan to consolidate agencies / services, implement digital IDs / consolidated medical records, meet UN WHO 2030 Sustainable Development Guidelines SDG 3.8 universal health coverage #UHC #UHC2030 👍🤘🖖 US needs single-payer #MedicareForAll #M4A #AmeriCare!

He’s a good guy who cares about Californians. His 2026 platform even explicitly promises to build California toward Medicare for All! #CAGov #LosAngeles #MedicareForAll #XavierBecerra
All Mainers need relief from rising cost of health care

“More than four out of 10, almost half of Maine families, carry burdensome medical debt.”

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