Medicare for All Resolution

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- City Council has introduced local legislation calling for universal health care in America with a resolution in support of the Medicare For All Act of 2021, proposed nearly a year ago in Congress.

This comes on the heels of a Feb. 7 presentation to council from the group "Partners in Health Engage," which has a chapter at Case Western Reserve University.

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PIHE in partnership with Our Revolution Ohio attended the Cleveland Heights City Council Meeting to urge the council to pass a resolution on Medicare for All. Amber Akhter, Jordan Reif, and Avi Horwitz from Sunrise all gave public comments on the resolution. Mayor Khalil Seren of Cleveland Heights is drafting a resolution and has unanimous support from the council to pass!!

To get involved contact Amber Akhter (axa1398@case.edu)

https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2022/02/send-a-message-to-washington-supporting-medicare-for-all.html

COVID-19 made it clear that our healthcare system is inadequate. Thirty million people are uninsured, and nearly 12 million lost their coverage along with their jobs during the pandemic.

Even for the insured, 20 percent struggle to pay medical bills.

With Medicare For All, not only will the United States save $2 trillion to $5 trillion over 10 years, it will create new jobs, improve care and guarantee coverage.

We have to continue pushing our elected public servants to do more on this issue. It's great that Rep. Shontel Brown co-sponsored Medicare for All, but this didn't just happen. It took activists to pressure our elected officials to make it happen.

Medicare For All will eliminate premiums, lower prescription costs and expand coverage to cover hearing, dental and vision. We can eliminate the choice between putting food on the table or paying for insulin. We won't have to think twice about calling an ambulance because we cannot afford the ambulance ride.

We urge Cleveland Heights City Council to pass a Medicare For All resolution and send a message to Washington that Americans demand guaranteed health care.

The constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Let's make that a reality with a guaranteed right to health care.

Amber Akhter,

Organizer with Our Revolution OH and Partners in Health Engage,

Cleveland

https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2021/11/ohio-members-of-congress-can-act-to-reduce-global-covid-19-vaccine-disparities.html

As American citizens, we are distressed about the discrepancy between COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States versus globally. Disparity in vaccination rates highlight a "vaccine apartheid" where countries like the United States have excess vaccines while low- and-middle-income countries may not be vaccinated until 2022-24. This can lead to new variants and deaths.

According to the "Our World in Data" website, for example, 2.7% of people in Nigeria have received at least one dose as of Nov. 2, compared to 66% of Americans. COVAX, the World Health Organization initiative to provide vaccines, is falling short of its goals. However, with their infrastructure, political support from the United States could push a rapid rollout that prioritizes the moral obligation to end this pandemic.

In Congress, the NOVID Act (H.R. 3778, S. 1976) would allocate $34 billion for production and distribution of vaccines to immunize 60% of COVAX country populations and develop surveillance networks to prevent future pandemics. This bill would prevent new variants, reduce unnecessary deaths, and build a network to support global health.

Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, and Shontel Brown in Ohio's 11th Congressional District, when she arrives in Congress, have a duty to co-sponsor NOVID immediately.

Paola Van der Linden Costello,

Cleveland

Paola Van der Linden Costello is writing on behalf of Case Western Reserve University Partners In Health Engage.