One public plan that covers every American, from birth. No premiums, no deductibles, no surprise bills, and no losing your coverage because you lost your job.
“I watched my mom work herself to the bone and still worry about what would happen if one of us got sick. Nobody in the richest country on earth should live with that fear.”
Keith Chaput
26 millionAmericans with no health insurance at all
100 millionAmericans carrying medical debt
10 statesstill refuse to expand Medicaid. Florida is one of them.
Why it matters
The United States spends more on health care than any country in the world, and we still leave tens of millions of people uninsured and tens of millions more underinsured. Families pay premiums every month and then find out their deductible is so high the coverage barely helps.
Here in Florida, it’s worse. Our state has refused to expand Medicaid, which leaves hundreds of thousands of working Floridians in a gap: they earn too much to qualify and too little to afford a plan. More Floridians buy coverage on the ACA marketplace than in any other state, because so many jobs here don’t offer it.
When your health insurance is tied to your job, your boss has a say in your family’s health. You can’t start a business, change careers or leave a bad job without risking your coverage. That isn’t freedom.
Keith’s plan
One plan that covers everyone
Every person in the country is covered by an improved, expanded Medicare from birth. No networks to check, no enrollment windows, no coverage gaps.
No premiums, deductibles or copays
You never get a bill at the doctor’s office or the hospital. Care is paid for up front, the same way we pay for roads and fire departments.
Real coverage, head to toe
Doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, maternity and newborn care, mental health and addiction treatment, dental, vision, hearing and long-term care.
Your choice of doctor and hospital
Go to any doctor or hospital you want. Insurance companies stop deciding who you’re allowed to see.
Lower drug prices for everyone
One national plan negotiates prices for the whole country, the way the VA already does, so Americans stop paying the highest prices in the world.
Protect the VA and the people who work in health care
Veterans keep the VA, fully funded. Workers in the insurance and billing industry get job training, wage support and placement as the system changes.
How we pay for it
We already spend more than enough on health care. The problem is where it goes: to insurance company profits, billing departments and drug company prices that no other country tolerates.
Under Medicare for All, the premiums, deductibles and copays families and employers pay today are replaced by public financing based on ability to pay, with the wealthiest paying their fair share. For most working families, what they pay in taxes would be less than what they pay now in premiums and out-of-pocket costs. And nobody would ever again go bankrupt because they got sick.
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We’ve done it before
President Johnson signed Medicare into law, and within a few years nearly every American over 65 had coverage. Medicare works. It’s time to finish the job and cover everyone.
Common questions
Straight answers to what voters and reporters ask most.
Will I lose my doctor?
No. Under Medicare for All you can see any doctor or hospital in the country. Today it’s private insurance networks that limit your choice of doctor.
What happens to my plan through work?
It’s replaced by coverage that’s better and never goes away. Your employer stops paying premiums, which frees up money for raises.
Won’t my taxes go up?
Taxes would go up, and premiums, deductibles and copays would go to zero. For the vast majority of working families, the total they pay for health care would go down.
What about veterans and the VA?
The VA stays, and Keith will fight to fully fund it. Veterans would have the VA plus Medicare for All.
Is this a government takeover of medicine?
No. Doctors and hospitals stay independent. The government pays the bills, the same way Medicare does today for people over 65.
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