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— Pillar II

Common Health

Healthcare is not a luxury. It's the foundation that everything else is built on — you can't hold a job, raise a family, or start a business if you're bankrupt from a hospital bill. Common Health means universal access to care as a shared national investment. Healthy people build stronger families, stronger communities, and a stronger economy. The wealthiest country on earth can afford to keep its people well.

6 of 50 positions·3 categories

My Life & Family

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  1. No. 01Healthcare

    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.

  2. No. 26Food & Agriculture

    The US produces more food than it consumes on more arable land than any country — yet 47.9 million Americans live in food-insecure households. This is a policy choice.

  3. No. 39Mental Health

    160 million Americans live in a mental health shortage area. The average delay from symptoms to treatment is 11 years. Insurers deny mental health claims at 2–10× the rate of medical claims. Parity was signed into law in 2008. It has never been enforced.

  4. No. 40Elder Care & Aging

    10,000 Americans turn 65 every day. A nursing home costs $108,405/year. Medicare covers zero custodial long-term care. 53 million Americans serve as unpaid family caregivers. Japan solved this 25 years ago.

Rights & Freedoms

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  1. No. 16Reproductive Rights

    The US is one of only four countries since 1994 to roll back abortion rights. 62.7 million women now live under state bans.

Justice & Equality

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  1. No. 19Drug Policy

    $1 trillion spent on the War on Drugs. 806,000 Americans dead from overdoses. Drug use rates: unchanged. Punishment doesn't work.

In the news

Current stories that touch these positions, from the Common Good Dispatch, with the party’s analysis of what each one means.