@LaborforSPayer

The national coalition of unions demanding healthcare that works for all. Join the movement! #MedicareForAll #singlepayer #1u #m4a

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95% of the profits private health insurers make go into shareholder dividend payments & share buybacks This amount to $2.6 trillion/year going into someone’s pocket instead of paying for, you know, ACTUAL HEALTH CARE! . #MedicareForAll fixes that $2.6 trillion problem.
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Read the study that uncovered this: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Shareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies

This cross-sectional study evaluates the implications of shareholder payouts from large health care companies for the goals of health care affordability, quality, and equity.

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Must-read: labornotes.org/blogs/2026/10… @labornotes

How Unions Can Reverse Privatization of Medicaid and Why It Matters

The following was adapted from a March 2026 speech that Rose Roach, National Coordinator for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, gave to the Minnesota AFL-CIO. In July 2025, President Trump signed

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Private health insurers provide health care the same way ticket scalpers provide concert tickets. They don't & just exist to make health care more expensive for no reason other than to put money in their own pockets. Which is why we need #MedicareForAll.
You know how ticket scalpers don’t actually provide concert tickets & just exist to make tickets more expensive for no reason other than to put money in their own pockets? Substitute “concert tickets” with “health care” and “ticket scalpers” with “private health insurance” and you see pretty quickly why we need #MedicareForAll.

ALT You know how ticket scalpers don’t actually provide concert tickets & just exist to make tickets more expensive for no reason other than to put money in their own pockets? Substitute “concert tickets” with “health care” and “ticket scalpers” with “private health insurance” and you see pretty quickly why we need #MedicareForAll.

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$214,000 saved by one person who had the misfortune of needing a two-week hospital stay. Her secret? Living in Canada, where they have #MedicareForAll. Read her story: facebook.com/audrey.schnurr/… WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
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This is what the latest research shows would happen for an average family if we moved to #MedicareForAll instead of a profit-driven, privatized health care system. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
Threads post by @marks_wells_rector. Text reads: "The new Yale Medicare-for-All study is bigger news than it's getting. An average insured family of 4 pays about $10k/year today. With M4A they will pay nothing unless they have income above $200K. Above $200K: 6% only on income OVER $200K. No premiums. No deductibles. No copays. For most Americans, Medicare for All isn't a tax increase. It's a massive healthcare cost cut."

ALT Threads post by @marks_wells_rector. Text reads: "The new Yale Medicare-for-All study is bigger news than it's getting. An average insured family of 4 pays about $10k/year today. With M4A they will pay nothing unless they have income above $200K. Above $200K: 6% only on income OVER $200K. No premiums. No deductibles. No copays. For most Americans, Medicare for All isn't a tax increase. It's a massive healthcare cost cut."

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When you compare the outcomes of our privatized, for-profit health care system vs. #MedicareForAll north of the border, it’s a no-brainer which system works best for most people. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
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NEXT THURSDAY (the 24th) - health workers & researchers across the country are coming together to say “enough is enough” to the continuing attacks on our health care system. Join us by organizing an event! mobilize.us/.../c/sos-for-he… #SOSForHealth
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The American Federation of Teachers joins the National Nurses United, United Auto Workers, the American Postal Workers Union, & others in recognizing that we all have the right to access quality health care. #HealthCareIsAHumanRight, #humanrights
Photo of four protestors in the foreground of a demonstration, each holding a sign that reads HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT. Each protestor is respectively captioned as the American Federation of Teachers, National Nurses United, United Auto Workers, and the American Postal Workers Union.

ALT Photo of four protestors in the foreground of a demonstration, each holding a sign that reads HEALTH CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT. Each protestor is respectively captioned as the American Federation of Teachers, National Nurses United, United Auto Workers, and the American Postal Workers Union.

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Read the AFT’s statement: aft.org/.../affirming-health…... #MedicareForAll,
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SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday, September 24, health workers & researchers across the country are coming together to say “enough is enough” to the continuing attacks on our health care system. Join us by organizing an event! mobilize.us/.../c/sos-for-he… #SOSForHealth
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$1 trillion in annual savings. 114,000 American lives saved every year. That’s what moving to #MedicareForAll would do, according to the latest study by the Yale School of Public Health & the University of Maryland School of Medicine. What are we waiting for?
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FULL STUDY: medrxiv.org/content/10.64898…

Projected economic gains and lives saved under universal healthcare in the United States

The US spends more on health care than any other nation, yet tens of millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured, and coverage retractions enacted in 2025 are widening these gaps. The...

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It's no secret - the health care system is under attack. On Sept. 24, health care workers and researchers are coming together to speak about the crisis state of our existing health care system. Go to soshealth.org to connect with events in your area! #SOSForHealth
Poster reading SOS FOR HEALTH - Thurs, Sept. 24 Nationwide The Trump administration's deep cuts to health and public health and assaults on science-based policy are increasingly being felt. On September 24, health and public health workers and researchers across the country are gathering together to say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. YOU are more qualified than RFK or Dr. Oz to speak on issues that matter. Big or small, our team of organizers will help you put together your event - you choose the focus. WWW.SOSFORHEALTH.ORG

ALT Poster reading SOS FOR HEALTH - Thurs, Sept. 24 Nationwide The Trump administration's deep cuts to health and public health and assaults on science-based policy are increasingly being felt. On September 24, health and public health workers and researchers across the country are gathering together to say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. YOU are more qualified than RFK or Dr. Oz to speak on issues that matter. Big or small, our team of organizers will help you put together your event - you choose the focus. WWW.SOSFORHEALTH.ORG

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Our health care system is the most expensive in the world partly b/c health care companies spend $14 billion annually on lobbyists to convince politicians to not support #MedicareForAll. Instead of spending that $14 billion on, you know, health care!
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what are health care costs like in Canada (which has #MedicareForAll) vs. here? WE DARE TO COMPARE!
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Union workers aren't the only ones who would win big if we implemented #MedicareForAll.
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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."

ALT 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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We could prevent a $55 billion annual hit to the economy & stop 1.6 million people (1.2 million of whom are seniors) from going bankrupt every year just by implementing #MedicareForAll. What are we waiting for?
Cartoon illustration of a worried man looking at a loooong bill. Side caption reads: MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES BY THE NUMBERS and provided seven statistics about medical bankruptcy: #1: 66.5% of bankruptcies are caused by medical debt #2: 1.6 million U.S. households file for medical bankruptcy every year #3: 75% of people filing for medical bankruptcies are seniors #4: 63% of people filing for medical bankruptcy were uninsured or underinsured when they got sick #5: 61% of medical bankruptcies are caused by higher out-of-pocket costs #6: the average amount that triggers medical bankruptcy is $71,340 #7: medical bankruptcies cost the U.S. economy $55 billion annually

ALT Cartoon illustration of a worried man looking at a loooong bill. Side caption reads: MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES BY THE NUMBERS and provided seven statistics about medical bankruptcy: #1: 66.5% of bankruptcies are caused by medical debt #2: 1.6 million U.S. households file for medical bankruptcy every year #3: 75% of people filing for medical bankruptcies are seniors #4: 63% of people filing for medical bankruptcy were uninsured or underinsured when they got sick #5: 61% of medical bankruptcies are caused by higher out-of-pocket costs #6: the average amount that triggers medical bankruptcy is $71,340 #7: medical bankruptcies cost the U.S. economy $55 billion annually

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