LETTER TO CONGRESS

        I write as one who has benefited significantly from Medicare,  to express my support for single-payer national health insurance and to urge you to co-sponsor H.R. 676, the “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr.
By now it is pretty clear that Obamacare is a chaotic plan and millions of Americans will remain underinsured or without insurance. Moreover, those who are insured are at the mercy of profit-motivated companies who substantively determine what kind of care a person can get, and may deny it entirely. 
Obamacare is styled to please for-profit insurance companies. A cruel and fundamental flaw is that it is common for people to buy policies with high deductibles,  for example $2500 or $5000 in order to keep the premiums at a minimum The patient ends up paying out of pocket for most medical bills and the insurance company banks the entire premium.
With Medicare for all, there will be very significant savings, especially if Medicare is allowed to negotiate for drug prices, which often skyrocket for no good reason. Also, it is ridiculous that prople are prevented from buying prescriptions where the prices are lower, for instance, Canada.
Since all enrolled will pay a modest amount, Medicare can be incentivized so that people get a refund if they keep themselves healthy and don’t  use the system. A healthier nation will  result. Everyone wins.

I urge you to support H.R. 676.