Tell Congress: We demand real healthcare reform!

America's health care system is broken. It's the most expensive in the world, yet consistently ranks among the worst for outcomes. Millions of people face unaffordable premiums, sky-high drug prices, and impossible choices between rent and insulin. Seniors go without dental care or hearing aids. Parents can't afford childbirth. Workers skip life-saving treatments because they can't pay. This didn't start with the current administration, but unless we act it will become much, much worse. President Trump's proposal to send Americans a check to pay for their own health care while repealing the Affordable Care Act's premium tax credits would leave millions without coverage. How does a few thousand dollars cover a $150,000 cancer treatment? A $20,000 childbirth? A $50,000 heart attack hospital stay? That's why we have insurance in the first place—so that each of us contributes a small share, and can rely on the system when we need it. The President's plan is not a serious proposal. It's a bait-and-switch that would lead to more medical bankruptcies, more deaths, and more suffering. Their plan doesn't fix the system, it dismantles it. Instead of doing that, we must urge the Senate to follow the six urgent, popular, and achievable reforms that Senator Bernie Sanders laid out in a letter to his colleagues. Can you send a message to your members of Congress urging them to pass REAL health care reform? We must: Extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits to prevent 20 million Americans from seeing their premiums double overnight. Repeal the $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the ACA to stop 15 million people from losing coverage. These cuts could lead to 50,000 unnecessary deaths per year — that's unacceptable. Expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing. No senior should go without dentures, hearing aids, or glasses because they can't afford them. Cut prescription drug prices by at least 50% by requiring Big Pharma to charge no more in the U.S. than they do in Europe or Canada. This policy has bipartisan support — let's make it law. Expand primary health care by funding Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers to fix the doctor shortage and make care accessible in every community. Ban stock buybacks and dividends, and restrict CEO compensation in health care. Between 2001–2022, top health care companies made $2.7 trillion in profits — and spent $2.6 trillion on stock buybacks and dividends. CEOs made billions while patients suffered. This greed must end. As for-profit health insurers send out notices that premiums will double or even triple next year, Congress must act now. With our voices, we can ensure that they don't put a band-aid on a bullet wound, but bring us closer to a system where health care is a human right. At The Sanders Institute, we are fighting for Medicare for All. But that won't happen overnight, and the crisis is now. These six policies would help people afford the care they need immediately, and move us in the direction for more serious reform. Send a message to your members of Congress today! In solidarity, The Sanders Institute DONATE Paid for by the Sanders Institute 131 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401 The Sanders Institute is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from The Sanders Institute, please click here.