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Today, I'm sharing my plan to transition to #MedicareForAll. In my first term, we will reverse Trump’s sabotage of the ACA, lower drug prices, lower the Medicare age to 50 and create a true Medicare for All option—and fully transition to #MedicareForAll.
We hear a lot of crying from billionaires about my #WealthTax that will make them slightly less outrageously wealthy. I want to hear more from the families whose lives would be transformed by universal child care and student loan debt cancellation.
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Today,@ewarren laid out a plan to get 100 million ppl onto Medicare in first 100 days, via exec action & 51-vote reconciliation. And to use that victory to win midterms & show America that M4A is a great+workable.
It's a damn smart plan. And by now, that should surprise no one.
Unfortunately, @TaylorSwift13 is one of many whose work has been threatened by a private equity firm. They're gobbling up more and more of our economy, costing jobs and crushing entire industries. It's time to rein in private equity firms—and I've got a plan for that.
Google bought small competitors in order to consolidate their power—and now, they're abusing it. No company should have this much power. It's time to #BreakUpBigTech.
No more rationing insulin. No more cutting pills. No more going without. On day one as president, I'll immediately act to lower the cost of prescription drugs. And by the end of my first term, we'll move to fully transition to #MedicareForAll. http://ewar.ren/M4A-Transition
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Truvada’s manufacturer, Gilead, relied on $50 million in federal grants to develop it, but today they rake in multi-billion dollar profits while Americans struggle to afford it. Only a fraction of patients benefit from it, thanks to its hefty $2,000-a-month price tag.
Humira is used by millions of patients around the world to treat diseases like arthritis, psoriasis, and Crohn’s disease. But its manufacturer, AbbVie, doubled its price—and used blatantly anti-competitive behavior to prevent a competitor from entering the market.
Health officials agree that naloxone is critical to curbing the opioid epidemic, and it can be as cheap as 5¢ a dose. But one company spiked the price of their product by over 550% to “capitalize on the opportunity” of the opioid crisis.
EpiPens deliver life-saving doses of epinephrine, a drug that reverses severe allergic reactions to things like peanuts and bee stings. In 2016, EpiPens’ manufacturer jacked up prices by 400%, leaving families unable to afford this life-saving medication.
Insulin was discovered nearly 100 years ago as a treatment for diabetes. But three drug companies dominated the market and jacked up prices. Now, Americans with diabetes are rationing their insulin—and taxpayers are spending billions on it through Medicare and Medicaid.
Prescription drug companies' obscene price gouging is leaving patients without access to lifesaving medical treatments. I've got a plan to lower costs on several key drugs that millions rely on. Here are just a few examples.
Donald Trump is hollowing out our State Department and undermining our ambassadors—putting our diplomacy efforts in grave danger. We'll need to rebuild our State Department, and I have a plan for that.
I'm going to fight my heart out for #MedicareForAll—and here's how I'll get us there in my first term.
37 million Americans didn't fill a prescription last year because of costs. Within my first 100 days as president, I will act to lower the cost of essential medications like insulin, EpiPens, and naloxone.
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I am just getting into the text of Senator @EWarren's #MedicareForAll plan. So far, I am very impressed.
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.@ewarren's transition plan reaffirms her commitment to the four-year transition plan outlined in the Senate #MedicareForAll Bill. It lays out how she'd use exec & administrative authority to take on for-profit insurers & begin providing relief to the American people on Day 1.
Millions of Americans will experience the full benefits of a #MedicareForAll option and see how it compares to high-priced coverage and fighting their insurance company tooth and nail. And when we move to complete the transition to #MedicareForAll, the choice will be clear.
And I'll give every American over the age of 50 the choice to enter into a substantially improved Medicare program.
This option will include all of the health care benefits of #MedicareForAll, including primary and preventive services, pediatric care, emergency services and transportation, vision, dental, audio, long-term care, mental health and substance use, and physical therapy.
In my first 100 days, I'll fight to create a true #MedicareForAll option that will be immediately free for millions of Americans, including children under the age of 18 and families making at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
