May 24, 2024 by V Leigh

The American health care system is broken. We spend 2x more per capita than most other countries, for worse outcomes. A rational health care system provides health care as a human right, not huge profits for insurance companies & pharmaceutical industry.

The American health care system is broken. We spend 2x more per capita than most other countries, for worse outcomes. A rational health care system provides health care as a human right, not huge profits for insurance companies & pharmaceutical industry.https://t.co/vUiM1tjjTr
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 19, 2024

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Don’t tell me we can’t fund healthcare for everyone when we can fund a genocide.

If we’ve got money for bombs, we’ve got money for people.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 17, 2024

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3M poisoned you and every other person on earth. The company should be dismantled and every executive involved in the coverup should be subjected to a swim in a PFAS plunge pool.

My fucking god. What is the point of regulations if we cannot hold these people accountable? pic.twitter.com/XJ5ZOvTUZF
— Tom Winter (@WinterForMT) May 21, 2024

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Republicans: Diabetes could be 100% solved with healthier eating (not true btw)

Also Republicans: No healthy food on our watch—your options are to eat processed canned food…or starvation

Here are the GOP’s proposed SNAP (food stamp) restrictions. Cruel & dangerous. pic.twitter.com/gXXw2ue57a
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) January 21, 2023

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Nearly 14,000 Black Americans will move up the kidney transplant list after an unfair test was discovered to misrepresent kidney function among Black patients. Now, the formula for this test is being changed, bringing us closer to #healthequity. https://t.co/QfpcQRpNvX
— Robert F. Smith (@RFS_Vista) May 21, 2024

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Poor levels of preventive care because of racism.
Poor levels of access to medical trials because of racism.
Poor support systems because of racism.
The answer is…racism https://t.co/Pc9wUgRsDm
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) May 9, 2024

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The family of Henrietta Lacks can pursue compensation from a pharmaceutical company over its use of her HeLa cells, which have been influential in modern medicine after being taken without her consent decades ago https://t.co/Tf1bjAfgIP
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 21, 2024

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April 9, 2024 by V Leigh

Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in BAND-AIDS where they can get directly into blood through open wounds, report warns https://trib.al/EVGNc6d

Actions speak louder than words. https://t.co/Y2sab6uYpR pic.twitter.com/fqL0EHeof0
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 27, 2024

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Your periodic reminder that Medicare For All would save $450 billion in health care costs and 68,000 lives per year.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 26, 2024

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So long as our healthcare system is for-profit, only those who have the money to afford it will have the privilege of having it.

Single-payer NOW.
Medicare for All NOW. https://t.co/zeXTydLHYJ
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 24, 2024

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I can’t emphasize it enough: Healthcare prices are fake. Never, ever pay the first bill in full. Make a good-faith effort and call the provider to get on the record a request for a reduced bill. This was for an urgent care visit while I was uninsured: from $420 to $102. pic.twitter.com/5QgG7M0sFe
— 🇵🇸 timothy 🍉 faust (@crulge) March 24, 2024

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— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) March 24, 2024

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Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in BAND-AIDS where they can get directly into blood through open wounds, report warns https://t.co/Y3UGyoHDZW pic.twitter.com/Ky6QZVp3Ru
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 3, 2024

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August 1, 2023 by V Leigh

This is the result of us being the only developed nation with a for-profit health system. This is why I support universal healthcare & hope you will too.

We found the greediest non-profit hospital in the country: UPMC in Pittsburgh.

Executives there raked in $225 million in one year alone, while putting patients and even their own employees into medical debt.

Their scheme is all funded by your tax dollars—and they’re not alone. pic.twitter.com/rgPtQR092I
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) July 11, 2023

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I’ve been suspecting shenanigans like this were at the root of the lack of universal US care, now a guy wrote a book on it confirming my suspicions.https://t.co/PvJAi8rjtN
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) July 21, 2023

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— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) June 25, 2023

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Last year, 42 Senate Republicans blocked a bill to provide healthcare to Veterans with cancer — and LAUGHED while doing it.

We will NEVER forget this. 2024 IS COMING!! https://t.co/eka4lhc4CP
— VoteVets (@votevets) July 31, 2023

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This is the result of us being the only developed nation with a for-profit health system.

This is why I support universal healthcare & hope you will too. pic.twitter.com/ORJeVai3vI
— Jen Perelman (@JenChangeFL) July 24, 2023

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May 1, 2023 by V Leigh

The members of Trinity Moravian Church in North Carolina purchased nearly $3.3 million of local residents’ medical debt for just $15,048. Then, they held a debt jubilee ceremony and burned up the debt, canceling it all.

The members of Trinity Moravian Church in North Carolina purchased nearly $3.3 million of local residents’ medical debt for just $15,048.

Then, they held a debt jubilee ceremony and burned up the debt, canceling it all. pic.twitter.com/AntlVKC0o2
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 11, 2023

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April 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

This is the neoliberal U.S. mentality pic.twitter.com/N2nYqyrVhS
— Johnny E. Williams (@jwillia2) March 26, 2020

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People inside immigrant detention are fearful for their lives over #covid19 and are demanding to be released!@ICEgov‘s response? Pepper-spray them. #FreeThemAll https://t.co/Tt9svHilxT
— RAICES Action (@RAICESACTION) March 25, 2020

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So Boeing which is accused of misleading pilots & federal inspectors about lapses that led 2 of its 737 Max jets to crash (killing 346 people) is poised to receive a portion of a $17B loan program

Unfortunately, there’s no money for universal healthcare
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— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) March 26, 2020

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Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

We need immediate action on universal paid sick leave so that nobody has to go to work when they aren’t feeling well. pic.twitter.com/GpcDEZtssN
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) March 26, 2020

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This week alone, New York has lost more people than we did on 9/11.

I’ve been on the phone all week with sobbing nurses, health aides, warehouse & frontline workers.

COVID is a traumatic event. We must make serious investments for the mental healthcare of our frontline workers. https://t.co/xuY2xgWiTb
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2020

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The idea that we treat health care as an employee benefit is totally absurd.

As millions are losing their jobs, my bill with @RepJayapal says: We will take a burden off your shoulders. In this crisis, you will get all the health care you need for free. https://t.co/jTmzx60DLm
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 11, 2020

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Dear @Surgeon_General Adams: Caucasians drink alcohol & abuse drugs at higher rates than blacks or Latinos. If you are going to make remarks that could be interpreted as offensive, at least get your facts straight. https://t.co/YdxDATrJ6u…https://t.co/yd7To9h5er https://t.co/GkSXUKrFiu
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 10, 2020

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Inherent to #COVID19 – as in every epidemic – are issues of class, race, and equity.

I cannot be more clear: although we are all at risk, historical injustices result in INCREASED risk for Black communities. https://t.co/s8Hr0GGI9J
— Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) April 5, 2020

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It’s not just “poverty” that makes Black people predisposed to the worst effects of COVID…it’s also the way Black patients are less likely to be believed, are seen as uncooperative & whose pain is not taken seriously. The cumulative consequences of being seen as undeserving. https://t.co/Iet1p7vFal
— Keeanga-Yamahtta T. (@KeeangaYamahtta) April 10, 2020

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February 23, 2020 by V Leigh

Healthcare for All

I am so glad somebody studied this:https://t.co/joyyj0yeKY

Not only will universal healthcare save money and lives, but it will vastly improve other aspects of life, such as our collective mental health!

— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) February 19, 2020

This is what the
#1619Project’s
piece on why we’re the only Western industrialized country without
universal healthcare is getting at — the racism embedded in our founding
is killing all of us, white people, too. https://t.co/rpXTD4gHS3

—
Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February
20, 2020

This Yale study is incredibly important. “Medicare for All Who Want It” costs $600 billion more than #MedicareForAll. It also doesn’t cover everyone or ensure comprehensive care.

It’s time to choose: ensure healthcare for everyone or protect profits-over-patients status quo? https://t.co/0ICFEUCcaC

— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) February 20, 2020

When Bloomberg falsely argues #MedicareForAll is too risky bc it is untested.

Say that to the people of:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
S. Korea
Sweden
U.K.#DemDebate

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 20, 2020

I definitely don't want a shit sandwich with a side of guac that @PeteButtigieg is offering. #lastweektonight #YAAASSPLEEN
A must watch to get better context into medicare for all. https://t.co/Fex0yA5xGp

— Diego Gutierrez (@pokershark77) February 17, 2020

September 24, 2019 by V Leigh

Health care is a human right

Jeff Bezos committed to providing his employees "important benefits"—right before Whole Foods cut health care benefits for hundreds of employees.

This is exactly why we need #MedicareForAll. https://t.co/sa5MMD7wuf

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 14, 2019

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The health insurance companies and their allies have billions of dollars. We have people like John. We have each other. The insurance industry can't lie about what they're doing to our lives. We will win #MedicareForAll.
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— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) September 14, 2019

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Corporate greed is keeping many Americans from getting access to health care.

It is inhumane!

In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should be providing more access to health care. #MedicareForAll

— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) September 13, 2019

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Has @JoeBiden forgotten that @BarackObama endorsed #MedicareForAll, or is he just trying to mislead everyone?

And while we're on the topic: It's time for Joe to take off the training wheels and be his own man. Enough taking credit for Obama's words and work. https://t.co/yxEHnQuOdO

— Ady Barkan🔥🌹 (@AdyBarkan) September 13, 2019

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Our health care system can no longer be tied to employment. This is ridiculous. https://t.co/YG2AXcJSSi

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 21, 2019

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You don't pull out your wallet when the fire department shows up to save your house.

The same should be true of health care.

That is why we need Medicare for All — which eliminates premiums, co-pays and deductibles.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 14, 2019

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Health care is a human right. But in America, it's too expensive, too complicated, and too frustrating. I’m proposing a bold new approach—Medicare for All Who Want It—that lowers costs, creates real choices, and covers everyone: https://t.co/ysQIbtMGJD pic.twitter.com/RWdq5Qhnbb

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) September 19, 2019

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Efforts to restrict access to reproductive health care in the United States aren’t holding up in court. Now the Trump administration is trying to spread this dangerous, extreme ideology overseas.

This is shameful. https://t.co/mTVhYNxBJu

— ACLU (@ACLU) September 23, 2019

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"Medicare for All Who Want It means we take a version of Medicare and we make it available for every American… Americans ought to be able to decide for themselves." — South Bend Mayor @PeteButtigieg details his health care plan and whether it requires a tax increase pic.twitter.com/HYkYjMt1AY

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) September 24, 2019

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It's unfortunate but not surprising that Biden’s polling firm is helping distort Medicare for All.

The truth: Medicare for All means no premiums, co-payments or deductibles. It means everyone except the very wealthy will be paying far less than they do now for health care. https://t.co/mfJIa3ua43

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 23, 2019

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October 16, 2017 by V Leigh

President Trump’s actions yesterday make life-saving #healthcare even less accessible for millions of Americans.

BREAKING: Trump putting the knife in. Ending low income cost sharing CSR payments.

Aims to chase out insurers.https://t.co/16gRz5dvhN

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) October 13, 2017

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The nonpartisan CBO estimates this will raise premiums by 20%. The President is destroying health care to make a political point. https://t.co/XWJSroY1ye

— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) October 13, 2017

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Today: Trump screws anyone who needs to buy their own insurance in 2018. I'm so angry. https://t.co/MAf0Msy1gR

— Aisling McDonough (@AislingMcDL) October 13, 2017

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If you're concerned about Trump's mental state, you're not the only one. One of America's top psychiatrists believes Trump is mentally ill. pic.twitter.com/ONF1dQupXT

— Mic (@mic) October 12, 2017

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President Trump’s actions yesterday make life-saving #healthcare even less accessible for millions of Americans. https://t.co/rnfZw8bfXT

— SPLC (@splcenter) October 13, 2017

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"Obamacare is finished. It's dead. It's gone" said President Trump after slamming Republicans for not "getting the job done." #healthcare pic.twitter.com/st9IQengWS

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) October 16, 2017

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March 14, 2014 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

Watch 15 Magically Awkward Seconds Roll By While A Man Panics After Accidentally Insulting America

An anti-Obamacare guy tries to explain “third-world health care” and accidentally describes America.

Community Village‘s insight:

If you don’t have your health, aren’t you unequal?

Not providing universal health care is – unequal.

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