Dear,

I am writing in support of the United States National Health Insurance Act HR676 (USNHI) Expanded & Improved “Medicare-For-All” which has been introduced into the legislature by John Conyers.  This bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care program that uses the already existing Medicare program by expanding and improving it to all U.S. residents.   With 45 million uninsured and another 40 million under-insured it is time to change our inefficient and costly, fragmented health care system.

In a year this single-payer system would save over $150 billion on paperwork and $200 billion by eliminating overhead and profits and $100 billion by using bulk purchasing of medications.  These saving are enough to cover all the uninsured and improved coverage for everyone else. This program would cover all medically necessary services including primary care, in/out patient care, emergency care, prescription drugs, durable medical equipment, long term care, mental health services, dentistry, eye care, chiropractic and substance abuse treatment.  Patients have their choice of physicians, providers, hospitals, clinics, and practices.

Employers who currently provide coverage for their employees pay an average of 8.5% of payroll toward health coverage.  Under this Act, all employers will pay 3.3% payroll tax per employee while eliminating payments towards private health plans.   The average cost to an employer for an employee earning $35,000 per year will be $1,155 less than $100 per month, 95% of families will pay less for health care under a national health insurance plan than they do today.  Every person in the U.S. would receive a US National Health Insurance Card and ID number when they enroll and there are no co-pays or deductibles.
 
This will be funded and administered through an annual entitlement established by the US Congress and will operate under the auspices of the Dept. of Health and Human Services and administered in the former Medicare offices. All public health expenditures such as S-CHIP, Medicaid, and Medicare will be placed into the USNHI program.  A National USNHI Advisory board will be established comprised of primarily health care professionals and representatives of health advocacy groups.
 

It is time to take action on this issue NOW.   Too many people suffer every day from lack of adequate health care.   We need your support to move this legislation forward and to educate the public that a United States National Health Insurance is not only possible now but will save Americans billions of dollars.
 

Sincerely,

TALKING POINTS FOR LETTER WRITING

 
Employer-based  insurance not sensitive to employee’s needs

Small businesses can’t afford it

Doesn’t provide portability

If Lose Job – lose insurance coverage

Forces people to stay in jobs

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