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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition

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The NJ Universal Healthcare Coalition is developing and building support for state-level single-payer healthcare legislation in New Jersey.

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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join us during our Fall General Meeting on Zoom, November 14, 10:30 AM to discuss the outcome of the midterm elections, emphasizing the impact for attaining progress advancing single payer health care! RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #MedicareForAll #newjersey #UniversalHealthcare
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: NJUHC Fall General Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us to discuss the outcome of the November 3rd midterm elections, with an emphasis on how the results will impact the outlook for our attaining meaningful progress in advancing the cause of single...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We are spending enough to cover everyone, yet Americans still go bankrupt, postpone treatment, remain reluctant to leave jobs because doing so could mean losing health insurance, and die because care is priced beyond their reach." #MedicareForAll www.newsweek.com/america-spen...
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America spends trillions on health care. What are we getting? | Opinion
Chuck Pennacchio argues Medicare for All requires a state-led movement to overcome corporate and political power.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Polls are showing higher interest in Medicare for All - no surprise to us 😉 #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare #SinglePayerHealthCare portside.org/2026-09-22/s...
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‘Stunning’ Level of Support for Universal Health Care: Jayapal
Medicare for All is a winning policy supported by the vast majority of Democratic voters that can give the party a boost, including in battleground states, according to a new survey from Rep. Pramila ...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We could be next! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
Oddly, you never see a country with universal health care trying to repeal it.
It's almost as if it works or something.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Last Week Tonight has done another piece on the healthcare industry, pointing out "...so many Americans are furious with United Healthcare", and advocating for a singlepayer system to replace what we have now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1pX... #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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UnitedHealthcare & UnitedHealth Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"New poll shows strong support for a universal, government-run health system among Democrats at 94% — up from 90% last year [... ] 60% of independents, 55% of conservative-leaning battleground districts, and 19% of 2024 Trump voters backed the idea." Exciting! #M4A www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Progressives renew Medicare for All push
Progressives on Capitol Hill are circulating a new poll, shared first with POLITICO, as they lobby Democratic leaders to back a renewed push for Medicare for All should the party flip control of eithe...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More evidence of how broken our current system is. Help us get Medicare for All a reality! #UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The health insurance business model demands premiums, then denies care… What other industry is allowed to take payment and then refuse service?" #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare @hca-mn.bsky.social
UnitedHealth Group posted $6.2B in profits last quarter while simultaneously denying 32% of all prior authorization claims.
You paid your premium. They denied your claim. They kept your money.

Help us fix health care.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are for a universal healthcare plan expanding Medicare. Everyone in, nobody out! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
The most affordable health insurance plan I can get for my family of 4 is $1,720/month.
It comes with a $16,000 deductible and still has co-pays for doctor visits.
So I would have to pay 12*$1,720 + $16,000 $36,640 before the insurance actually covers most of the costs.
Solution?
Fix the healthcare system. Not just buy insurance.

-James Walker @jameswalkertalks
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KFF @kff.org · 10/09/2026
How much blame do insurers deserve for our health system’s problems? Our new 3-part video series considers this question and the complicated answer, exploring what’s driving rising insurance premiums, whether insurers provide value, and who we trust to decide what gets covered and at what price.
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Are Health Insurers to Blame for Our Health System Problems? - YouTube
Political leaders on both sides point fingers at health insurers for high costs and patient frustrations. How much blame do insurers, in fact, deserve for ou...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"UnitedHealthcare and other insurance companies are not required to disclose their denial rates, but anecdotal evidence and lawsuits suggest that the rates are high. And denial is a life and death matter." #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare www.commondreams.org/opinion/the-...
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Medicare for All: Where We're Going and How We're Getting There | Common Dreams
Health care should be available to everyone in America as a right—automatic and free of charge when we need it. Rich or poor, sick or healthy, old or young, no matter where you live, everyone should h...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This Labor Day, consider how our workers deserve a better deal - a universal healthcare system. Whether working aligned in a union or otherwise, healthcare should not have to be a factor when considering your job! #MedicareForAll #LaborDay #UniversalHealthcare observer.com/2026/09/labo...
observer.com
This Labor Day, It’s Time for a New Social Contract With Workers
Freelancers Union’s Andrea Gordillo and the National Arts Policy Alliance’s Althea Erickson examine why America’s social contract must evolve to reflect the realities of independent work. Erickson …
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“[N]ot having healthcare sucks regardless of how you slice it.” We believe everyone is entitled to healthcare as a human right! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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The missing constituency in healthcare
In his reflection on 30 years of patient advocacy, Matthew Zachary argues that the movement must transition from organizing around specific diagnoses to uniting all patients under a single, powerfu…
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're overdue for a look at where money is going in our healthcare system, along with a major reform! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare gidmk.substack.com/p/are-admini...
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Are Administrators To Blame For Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs?
The story of a viral meme
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It just makes sense! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare #SinglePayerHealthCare
"You can spend all the money you want... fighting us, but we WILL have a Medicare for all Single Payer System" - Bernie Sanders
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Going on tonight! #MedicareForAll
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We are long overdue for a change. #MedicareForAll
Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance.
'There's No Precedent in American History' - NYT Politics

"Oh no, not my beloved private insurance, which increases 10-20% every year, costs more than my mortgage did, and doesn't cover anything until I've paid $13,000 first." - Courtney Milan @courtneymilan
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Not a game we want to be playing!!! #MedicareForAll Art by Hello We Are Rats
-LET'S PLAY- IS IT A HEART ATTACK OR HEARTBURN?

GET HELP AND GO BROKE! or
DO NOTHING AND MAYBE DIE!
PLAY FOR FREE AS PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM!
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#MedicareForAll
Paying $400 every month just to pay $2,000 deductible when you actually see a doctor is not healthcare. It's extortion.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"These aren’t just numbers — they represent real people. The time to pass Medicare for All is now. It would save money, expand care, and stop preventable deaths." #MedicareForAll
Medicare for All Would Save 114,000 Lives and Over $1 Trillion Per Year

Source: Yale School Of Public Health, University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Our lives depend on declaring our independence from [the medical-industrial complex's] profits." We are being held down, going bankrupt over trying to stay alive. It is time for change! #MedicareForAll www.commondreams.org/opinion/free...
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A Bold Demand to Liberate the US From the Medical-Industrial Complex | Common Dreams
​Predictably, centrists are pushing the public option and “anything-but-single-payer” solutions before the midterms. Nothing short of taking control of the healthcare system and running it in the inte...
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Labor Campaign for Single Payer @labor4singlepayer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We fact-checked this. -U.S. tax brackets are typically 2% lower than similar ones in Canada. -GI obstruction surgery in Canada = $3600USD Out-of-pocket cost to patient = =$0USD In the U.S.? @ least $10K out-of-pocket, even w/ insurance. #MedicareForAll
Social media post from @snarkysteff that reads: "You guys don't realize that Canadians only maybe 2% more in my tax bracket, but the average Canadian has more disposable income than you because we don't ay separately for medical. MY DOCTORS HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN MY CREDIT CARD FOR ANY REASON. am 52. In 2024, had a week in a hospital and major surgery for a bowel blockage and the only money spent was the Uber there, and a $5 coffee."
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reminder - over 90% of adults in America are skipping doctor visits because they are too expensive. Healthcare is a human right! It is time for change! #UniversalHealthcare #MedicareForAll #SinglePayerHealthCare www.the-independent.com/us/money/us-...
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A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive
The decision to delay medical care involves multiple factors, including gender - women are more likely to put off care than men
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We're far overdue for a change in our system! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Healthcare is a human right! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
"If you cannot afford a lawyer one will be appointed to you.

If you cannot afford a doctor, you are out of luck."
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We cannot keep putting patients through the wringer! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Mark your calendars, and sign up for a local event! #MedicareForAll www.facebook.com/events/45541...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#MedicareForAll
The US has no universal healthcare, but it does have 49 billionaires from for-profit healthcare. Connect the dots, folks.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Let's stop these unsustainable healthcare costs! #MedicareForAll
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“There is a powerful movement of working class people in the state of Maine, and millions more across America who are ready to send a progressive fighter to the Senate,” - we love to hear good news from our other states! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare www.commondreams.org/news/troy-ja...
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'I'll Be a Vote for Medicare for All': Troy Jackson Makes His Case After Platner Exit | Common Dreams
"We may both be from Aroostook County, but we’re not the same," Jackson said of Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Haiti, Iraq, and Jordan don't have universal healthcare yet, but the sentiment still stands. #MedicareForAll
A tweet from MP Arizona (@AzPetrich) saying "I saw a comment saying the U.S. is the only country in the World Cup without universal healthcare. And I was like nahhh no way that's accurate. 
20 seconds on the world wide web later, THE UNITES STATES IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD CUP WITHOUT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE."
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
250 years, and still no universal healthcare? Let's change that! #MedicareForAll
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Last month, we rallied together with NNU, Bergen/Passaic DSA, Our Revolution, Hot Girls for NJ, and the Green Party to convince Congresswoman Nellie Pou to sign onto HR3069 and recognize the importance of Medicare for All in NJ! www.universalhealthcarenj.org/rally-wrap-up/
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our whole healthcare system is abnormal! Join us in our journey to get it fixed! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare www.forbes.com/sites/sachin...
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American Healthcare Has Normalized The Abnormal
A recent discussion on LinkedIn explored a variety of abnormal things in US healthcare that have now been normalized.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Too many people in this country are just one medical emergency away from going broke. It is time for reform! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're still the only first-world nation without universal healthcare. Help us fix it! #MedicareForAll
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"Insurance companies are making more and more money," and for what? Blocking the care doctors know we need? Check out this New York Times Opinion piece - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YZh... #UniversalHealthcare #MedicareForAll #SinglePayerHealthCare
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Who Is the U.S. Health System Really For? | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Come out with us next week on Thursday, June 18th, at 12:00 PM noon to convince Representative Nellie Pou the importance of signing on for Medicare for All! More information here: act.medicare4all.org/event/other/5257/ #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
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Join the Rep. Nellie Pou Rally
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Medicare for All is more popular than ever! Recent polls show 90% of Democratic voters and 63% of all voters support it. So why are politicians still pushing half-measures that don't deliver the health care reform our broken system so desperately needs? RSVP: act.medicare4all.org/go/June10-MF...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicare for All National Organizing Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Medicare for All is more popular than ever before; recent polls show that 90% of Democratic voters and 63% of all voters support Medicare for All. So why are so many politicians still pushing half-mea...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
She's got the right idea! #MedicareForAll @jayapal.house.gov
Pramila Jayapal -

I am tired of being told to be patient.
Patient while people skip prescriptions. Patient while families go bankrupt from medical bills.
Patient while the insurance industry writes the rules that govern our lives.
Patient is what they want us to be. Compliance is what they're hoping for.
I refuse.
Health care is a human right and we will not stop fighting until every single person in this country has it. We will pass Medicare For All. Full stop.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims" - we cannot allow this to continue. Our system is not working as it stands! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare abc7news.com/post/retired...
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Retired San Francisco firefighter dies from lung cancer after Blue Shield denies treatment claims
The retired San Francisco firefighter at the center of a bitter insurance fight has lost his battle against stage 4 lung cancer, after pleading with Blue Shield to reverse their decision to deny treat...
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
👀 #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
"A notable aspect of private health insurance is the absence of any reason for it to exist. It does not contain costs, expand coverage, or expedite care-it makes those all worse. Its sole function is to profit as a rent-seeking middleman between patients and providers."
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
So many other nations have healthcare figured out, but we're still dealing with this nightmare! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare
A "Choose Your Own Health Insurance Adventure" cartoon outlining some of the headaches navigating the American health insurance experience.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"The healthcare cost for the average person with an employer-sponsored insurance plan in 2026 is $8,460 [...] 7.9% or $622 more from last year". Curious about some of these rising healthcare costs? #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare www.investopedia.com/healthcare-c...
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Healthcare Costs Are Rising Fast—and Workers Are Paying More
The average healthcare costs rose the most in 2026 since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by higher pharmaceutical expenses and outpatient services, as well as lower employer contributions.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
“It’s kind of a scam” - our system needs reform! #MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZItN...
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Americans on health insurance: "I pay a lot of money for and it covers very little"
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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Labor Campaign for Single Payer @labor4singlepayer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman did the math. Replacing our current system with #MedicareForAll would result in a net pay raise of thousands of dollars for most workers, even after factoring in the additional taxes needed. Details: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Infographic showing that a worker earning $50,000 would have $12,000 more in take-home pay if their health insurance costs were covered by #MedicareForAll instead of by an employer-provided or self-funding health insurance plan.
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Excited to share our campaign to get Rep Nellie Pou to sign on to the Medicare for All Act of 2025! Are you in NJ-9, or know someone who is? Find out more info - www.universalhealthcarenj.org/pou/ #MedicareForAll #newjersey #UniversalHealthcare
"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." -Martin Luther King Jr., 1966

Join the NJ Universal Healthcare Coalition's campaign to persuade Representative Nellie Pou (NJ-9) to co-sponsor the Medicare for All bill in Congress - HR 3069
universalhealthcarenj.org/pou
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New Jersey Universal Healthcare Coalition @njuhc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Medicare for All is, by double digits, the most important issue among Democrats, and a big one for Republicans, too! #MedicareForAll #SinglePayer #UniversalHealthcare www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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