Tag: universal health care

While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement universal coverage in their state.

The policy would cover all medical costs (from illness or accident), property damage, and income losses from any incident.

"In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, one illness or disease should not ruin a family's financial life and future."

Universal care would unite our society under the essential democratic principle that we Americans really are "all in this together."

Now is the time to push for better health care. Here are three modest, winnable first steps.

For-profit health financing has failed this nation.