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Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington St.) has introduced HR 1384, The Improved and Expanded Medicare for All Act of 2019.  This is a major piece of legislation and sets the standard for single payer universal healthcare! 

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HR 1384 will establish a single payer, universal healthcare system in the United States.  It will charge no out of pocket costs for any US resident.   

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It covers: 

• Inpatient and outpatient hospital services

• Ambulatory services

• Primary care and preventive services

• Chronic disease management

• Prescription drugs and medical devices

• Mental health and substance abuse treatment

• Laboratory and diagnostic services

• Pediatrics

• Reproductive, maternity, and newborn services

• Oral, hearing, and vision services

• Short-term rehabilitative and habilitative services

• Dental services

• Approved dietary and nutritional therapies.

• Podiatric care.

• Emergency services and transportation.

• Early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services.

• Necessary transportation for health care services for persons with disabilities or who may qualify as low income.

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And crucially, long-term palliative care!  

Click here for the full text of the entire bill,

Click here for a shorter summary of the bill

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and here for a longer summary!

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How will it be funded?  Click here to find out!

Upcoming events:

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Medicare for All Townhall in Dearborn with Abdul El-Sayed, Debbie Dingell, Abdullah Hammoud and Yousef Rabhi

June 29, 2019 Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, MI

Click here for Facebook event page!

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Watch the crowd interrupt Gary Peters with chants of "Medicare for All" at Michigan Democratic Party Convention 2019