A proposal to expand Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age, eliminating private insurance as the primary payer and replacing it with a single government-run insurance program. It would cover medical, dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and long-term care with no premiums or deductibles.
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You keep your doctor. You keep your hospital. The only thing that changes is who pays the bill. Medical debt is the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy — our plan ends it while covering every American.
Productivity rose 92.4% since 1979. Wages rose 33.6%. America is the wealthiest nation in human history — yet tens of millions cannot afford to live in it. This issue ties all 34 others together.
Social Security is not a handout. It is a contract — wages withheld, contributions made, a promise exchanged across generations.