SAVE THE DATE
Friday, August 13, Sen Wyden office in Portland and in Salem.
Actions to support expansion of Medicare
6:30 - 7:30 PDT
Senator Wyden's offices
Salem office - 911 NE 11th Ave 707 Salem OR
Portland Office - 13th St SE Portland OR
Americans have a fleeting window of opportunity to expand healthcare for older adults and to lower prescription drug prices for all.
We are urging Congress to deliver these critical healthcare priorities in the final reconciliation package:
- Strengthening Medicare to include hearing, dental, and vision benefits as well as an out-of-pocket cap
- Expanding Medicare by lowering the eligibility age from 65 to as low as possible
- Enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices for everyone.
Join us on Friday August 13th, shortly after the 56th anniversary of Medicare being signed into law, as we rally and deliver signatures to Sen. Wyden, who sits on a key Senate Committee (Finance), urging him to support including the above-mentioned priorities in reconciliation so that Medicare can help the most number of people. RSVP on above links.
These events organized by our progressive friends at Our Revolution!
Note that
Oregon Progressive Party supports Medicare for All - NOW as introduced by Rep. Jayapal and, at least last year, by Sen Sanders
. But we also cannot oppose measures like the above which only go part way. We cannot oppose an expansion of Medicare to cover 28 million more people, as the lowering of the eligibility age to 60 years of age would do. But we keep our eyes on the major goal - Improved Medicare for All Now,
HR1986, introduced in the by Rep. Jayapal. This has not been introduced in the Senate yet this year.