UUJEC Statement on Medicare Privatization
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Health Care and Coverage for All
As prepared by the Healthcare Justice Committee of UUJEC
One of UUJEC’s top action priorities is to mobilize resources, strategic plans, collaboration and action to provide basic healthcare to all US citizens and residents. This undergirds the larger goal of reducing wealth inequality.
Because of the current resistance among legislators to universal single payer health care, our strategies must be short term and long term; prevention of the erosion of current coverage under The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits, Social Security including Disability coverage, community hospitals and state programs; as well as promoting movement toward state and/or national single payer health provision such as expansion and enhancement of Medicare to cover all. Read more here.
Health Information Systems
Health information systems, often connected to universal healthcare in other countries, are sorely lacking in the US. Here's a two minute video giving an overview of what is proposed. Here's a published piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association co-written by UU Dr. William Yasnoff, MD.
Until we have healthcare for all,
We must assure all people can access medical care during the Pandemic.
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and climate disasters: fires, floods, hurricanes and drought with their resultant health and economic consequences, targeted legislation is urgent. This includes financing to develop a public health and disaster relief workforce to meet the needs of affected communities--many under-served at the present time. It is essential to provide the training and job skills for the unemployed and recent graduates to reinforce the corps of dedicated health workers and climate crisis responders for current and future challenges. More...