Healthcare As a Human Right

Bernie Sanders said the U.S. healthcare system should no longer be an embarrassment around the world and that it should guarantee medical coverage as a right for every American. Today, more than 30 million Americans still don’t have health insurance and even more are underinsured.Bernie Sanders said the U.S. healthcare system should no longer be an embarrassment around the world and that it should guarantee medical coverage as a right for every American. Today, more than 30 million Americans still don’t have health insurance and even more are underinsured. Even for those with insurance, costs are so high that medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. Incredibly, we spend significantly more of our national GDP on this inadequate health care system—far more per person than any other major country. And despite doing so, Americans have worse health outcomes and a higher infant mortality rate than countries that spend much less on health care. Our people deserve better. In September 2017 Bernie Sanders and 15 Senate co-sponsors submitted the Medicare for All bill, a single-payer health care plan. The bill covers vision and dental care, unlike Medicare. Sanders said his Medicare-for-all plan would dismantle former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act - which sought to expand Medicaid and keep premiums affordable by requiring that everyone obtain coverage - by creating a government-run, single-payer system that does not include out-of-pocket costs or deductibles for patients. Sanders said the Medicare-for-all push ahead of the 2020 election is long overdue and reiterated his frequent accusation that the U.S. should be embarrassed for not offering its citizens guaranteed health coverage. The United States must end the international embarrassment of being the only major country on Earth not to guarantee healthcare for all people as a right. It is imperative that we remain steadfast in our commitment to guarantee healthcare as a human right and no longer private corporations to make billions of dollars in profits off Americans' healthcare.
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