A comprehensive review of studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms that thousands of people die in the U.S each year because they don’t have medical insurance coverage. We need to close these gaps and cover everybody with then improved “Medicare for All.” A new study finds that Americans who don’t have #healthinsurance face a significantly higher risk for premature death. The healthcare system's ongoing failure is because it is primarily designed not to provide quality care to all in a cost-effective way but to maximize profits for health insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry. 

Today, about one out of every five Americans cannot afford to fill the prescription given to them by their doctors. We pay the highest price in the world for prescription drugs. With the rise in cost of insurance and companies denying care, there are still millions of people uninsured. The United States desperately needs an honest #healthcarepolicy.

In the past few years, several candidates criticized “Medicare for All” and claimed that it would increase spending on health care and raise taxes on the middle class. However, the reality is different: “Medicare for all” would be a very successful health care program. It is simple, affordable, and would cover everyone, period. Moreover, families would pay less, and it would ease paperwork and confusion.

The “Medicare for All Act” will provide comprehensive health care to everyone in the U.S without out of pocket expenses. It would allow all Americans, regardless of their income, to get the health care they need when they need it. In short, Medicare for All wins twice on both simplicity and savings. 

"Medicare for all” is also an affordable solution for the government and millions of families. It is a false perception that it will increase the cost of #healthcare. The truth is, without a change, Americans will spend over $45 trillion on healthcare in the next ten years. Under Medicare for All, total health care spending would much less. 

The second myth is that Medicare for All must raise taxes on middle-class families. That is misleading. Medicare for All’s cost to families, no matter how it is funded, should be compared with what those same American families will spend on health care if we do nothing. And as things stand now, the trajectory of their health care spending is looking increasingly painful.

No one should buy the myth that Medicare for All represents a “government takeover of health care.” It does not. Medicare for All is about paying for care, not providing it.