What is The Single Payer National Health Program / National (Improved) Medicare for All / Medicare for All Act?
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Healthcare should be a human right enshrined into the United States of America Constitution.
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Access to medical care without barriers is a moral, ethical, social, cultural value to which Americans must assign fiscal priority.​
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Achieving Universal Health coverage for all U.S. residents requires significant system-wide changes in the financing of medical care.
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The best, most efficient, equitable health system is a public, Single Payer National Health Program, otherwise known as National (Improved) Medicare for All or The Medicare for All Act (Senate Bill S. 1655.)
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S.1655 provides lifelong health maintenance and includes prenatal to End of Life access to medical care without barriers or Denial of Care.​
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S. 1655 includes Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, dental, vision and hearing care.​
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With a National Single Payer Health Program ethical medical professionals will be able to focus on optimizing triage of services rather than working within the Commercial Health Insurance industry system that incentizes harm.​
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With S. 1655 people act as their own insurers through partnerships with provider organizations wherein tax dollars work for everyone. Consumer choice is then based on best care to meet needs with no out-of-pocket payments.
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Single Payer is the best option to ensure equality, equity, fairness, and Do no Harm priorities aligned with medical needs. ​
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Clinics and hospitals will be free to provide appropriate treatments based on need. ​
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Hospitals will accept all patients, with care reimbursed equally for all.
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Patients will partner in their care, receiving diagnosis, treatment, and prevention services without facing cost or access barriers. ​
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We will build a healthier country, saving lives and reducing financial burdens while addressing inequities rooted in social, demographic, mental health, economic, and political conditions.​​
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S. 1655 will end Denial of Care; end The Death Gap; and improve Public Health and Safety.​​