{"id":32197,"date":"2022-05-16T08:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=32197"},"modified":"2022-05-16T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:13:20","slug":"apwu-says-its-time-for-medicare-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2022\/05\/16\/apwu-says-its-time-for-medicare-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"APWU Says “It’s time for Medicare for All”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The article below comes to us from the APWU<\/a> – we do not agree with this proposal and have many questions regarding this issue. Two of our questions are would ONLY legitimate and legal USA citizens be eligible for this proposed Medicare coverage? And\u00a0who is going to pay for the massive increase in the cost of funding for Medicare (YOU)? What do you think? Tell us briefly<\/strong> in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n

APWU – 5\/12\/22 – The healthcare system in the United States is profoundly broken. While insurance and pharmaceutical companies post record profits, 28 million people in the country are still uninsured and millions more are forced to forego necessary care because of unaffordable costs. Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), introduced a bill, the Medicare for All Act of 2022, that reimagines healthcare as a fundamental human right.<\/p>\n

The APWU has long called for single-payer healthcare and is proud to endorse the Medicare for All Act of 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cPostal workers know the value of affordable, universal services, grounded in a commitment to putting people over profits. That\u2019s the type of service we provide the people every day,\u201d said APWU President Mark Dimondstein. \u201cAs the experience of the pandemic has tragically underscored, the wellbeing of any of us is deeply tied to the wellbeing of all of us. It\u2019s time for a healthcare system that prioritizes the health of the many over the profits of the few. It\u2019s time for Medicare for All.\u201d<\/p>\n

While postal workers already enjoy quality health insurance, the APWU believes that a single-payer system like Medicare for All would benefit not only the uninsured, but postal workers as well. Quite simply, our health plans are far too expensive, for individual postal workers and for our employers. Today, despite the millions of uninsured people, the United States spends far more per capita for healthcare than other similar countries, while achieving worse health outcomes.<\/p>\n

Medicare for All would cover everyone and reduce total costs, while eliminating copays and premium payments for everyone. And, by removing healthcare costs from the bargaining table, union members like postal workers would be able to negotiate better pay and other benefits into our union contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAPWU members have long recognized the need of a Medicare for All system, having passed resolutions in support at our national convention,\u201d said Legislative and Political Director Judy Beard.\u00a0 \u201cWe are proud to build on those resolutions and endorse this significant piece of legislation introduced by Senator Sanders.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Senate Medicare for All Act, which builds upon a similar bill introduced in the House last year would:<\/p>\n