From what she describes on Democracy Now, the bill sounds wonderful. But it
can't pass with a Republican majority in the Senate, some Dems opposed, and
Trump as President. It is political theater to show what Democrats could do, if
they would. Of course, they had the opportunity when Obama was elected.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 9:41 AM
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
The following was posted this morning(Wednesday, March 6, 2019) Some news
programs are covering the bill, but so far I have not read the bill, so do not
know how extensive Vision Coverage would be.
Carl Jarvis
Note: On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced the
State-Based Universal Health Care Act (H.R. 6097) in the U.S. House of
Representatives. The bill would create a new waiver authority that states could
use to offer a comprehensive universal health care system that would guarantee
coverage for all state residents. The waiver authority would allow states to
fund their system through combining multiple federal health care funding
streams.
“Rep. Jayapal’s strong support for single-payer health care, and for ensuring
all Americans have access to health care, inspires us and our supporters and
pushes the health care debate forward.”
- Lisa Gilbert, vice president of legislative affairs, Public Citizen
“The time has come for every American to have access to the health care they
need. Many states, including Washington, have single-payer efforts underway,
and Rep. Jayapal’s bill would make it much easier for them to implement such a
system. We applaud her dedicated leadership on ensuring everyone in the U.S.
has access to guaranteed health care.”
- Eagan Kemp, health care policy advocate, Public Citizen’s Congress Watch
division
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