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Universal Health Care Coverage

11/9/2017

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We are still working for health care as a human right rather than a privilege or a commodity to be sold to those who can pay. Denial of basic human rights is the worst type of violence. It can go unnoticed or justified by lawmakers who claim providing universal coverage would be a step towards socialism. The Pew Research Center reports that 60% of Americans now support a single payer system, while only 39% feel that the government should not be involved in health care. This clear majority has stood firm in this belief since January 2017.

The United States now lags behind  eleven developed countries, ahead of the U.S. in both economic freedom and the achievement of universal coverage. HealthCare 4 All, a Pennsylvania based citizen movement working to ensure health care for all people, is working to reverse this trend. Activists from across the state will be joining together on Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 5-7 PM, in the Chapel of Arch Street Methodist Church (55 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia), to discuss recent victories and plan future efforts. There are victories happening opponents don't want anyone to know about. Check out this website to learn how other states are leading the way in this effort.

Many obstacles remain, most notably the
 enormous cost of a medicare for all system. Proposals to  tax corporations and the wealthy, or to close tax loopholes are often shut out of the mainstream  political discourse. Most states are implementing a payroll tax to pay for the coverage, which will likely erode support from an already strapped middle class. 

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