Labor Campaign For Single Payer

2/3 of Americans believe the gov't. should ensure that everyone has health care coverage. Only 7% of Americans think the government has no role to play in providing health care. If most of us want to see all of us covered, why don’t we have #MedicareForAll?

We could save 68,000 lives every year by switching to a single payer health care system, according to a 2021 study. Why haven’t we? #MedicareForAll, #MedicareForAllNow Read the study: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

A 2021 study concluded that switching to single payer health care would save $450 billion dollars annually. Why are we unnecessarily spending $450 billion every year? #MedicareForAll Read the study: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

1 in 6 US adults delay seeking medical care, or didn't seek it at all, due to cost. How much more costly is it when their illnesses reach the point of requiring emergency medical intervention? How much less would it be if they had affordable medical care? #MedicareForAll

Despite marginally shorter hospital wait times (about 27 minutes less for an emergency room visit), Americans die 4 years younger on average than people in comparable countries with single payer health care. #MedicareForAll (SOURCES: World Population Review; World Bank)

Being able to access and afford health care when they need it is far and away the number one concern shared by most Americans. Isn’t it about time something was done about this? #MedicareForAll

No one should be financially ruined because of cancer. No other Western country has a healthcare system that bankrupts people because they are sick. The system must be changed. #MedicareForAll.

@realDonaldTrump has made it clear: we can either have a government that provides #MedicareForAll or a government that launches a war with Iran. Which one would you rather see fully funded?

Agree #MedicareForAll

NYSNA celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility and remains committed to health equity for trans people and the LGBTQ+ community. Nurses and healthcare workers must fight to ensure every patient who needs it can access safe, quality, gender-affirming healthcare!

We spend twice as much on healthcare compared with wealthy nations of a similar size, yet the US has a lower life expectancy than those other nations. Make it make sense. #MedicareForAll

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, yet everyday people are still priced out of care. It doesn’t have to be this way #MedicareForAll would streamline costs and put people over profits. Read why costs keep climbing: fastcompany.com/91491129/why-u…

@Singlepayer4NJ we don't blame them either tbh 😭

And we don't blame them!

We keep on throwing money at the problem, but money is not the problem. It's the way the system is set up. #MedicareForAll

Healthcare in the U.S. has gotten so expensive that folks are considering leaving the country for good. Read more: usatoday.com/story/travel/2… #MedicareForAll

Our healthcare system is just unacceptable. #MedicareForAll

How sick do you have to get to pay that deductible? #MedicareForAll

instead of our healthcare 😭 #MedicareForAll

Our answer to divide-and-conquer tactics is solidarity. Our answer is unity. Our answer is union.

Hilary Hodge paid $36,000 a year for asthma medication in the United States. In France? $3,000. So she decided to move there. We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world. It’s designed to profit off illness. Read more: usatoday.com/story/travel/2… #MedicareForAll