​In solidarity,
Alan Minsky for the PDA National Team

Join PDA, Bernie Sanders, and Pramila Jayapal:
Support the Three Proposals to Expand and Improve Medicare in the $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Since our founding in 2004, we at PDA have been unwavering in our support for a universal single-payer “Medicare for All” healthcare system run by the federal government, available to all residents, and free at the point of service.

Nothing less will do—and we will fight for M4A every day until it’s a reality.

Still, when there’s an opportunity to make significant improvements, albeit incremental ones, in the existing healthcare system—and those improvements also increase the likelihood of ultimately passing Medicare for All—we will raise our voices in support.

Thus, we were heartened to see three measures to expand and improve Medicare included in the August 9th memorandum from Majority Leader Schumer outlining the content of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation infrastructure bill:

• Expand Medicare to include coverage for dental, vision, and hearing

• Allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices
• Lower the Medicare eligibility age 

We feel these measures will improve healthcare for millions of people while making Medicare even more appealing, building support for M4A in the process.

The inclusion of these measures in Sen. Schumer’s memo is a good sign, but we’re a long way from seeing them passed by Congress. We know that the healthcare industry will unleash its lobbyists on Capitol Hill to try to water down these proposals or eliminate them outright.

That is why we’re asking PDA supporters to call and write your Senators and Congressional Representatives and ask them support all three of the measures that expand and improve Medicare in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Let us know you acted.

Thanks so much for anything you can do right now.