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OPINION cont’d from page 6
Municipalities and school districts would no longer be required to pay for employee and retiree health insurance. Those billions of dollars could be redirected to fund city services and re-invigorate our schools.
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Half-measures like a public option would be much less able to provide the fundamental changes we all deserve. A public option would not provide healthcare for all, would not address the increasing premiums, deductibles, medical bankruptcy or other financial barriers to care.
“Improved” Medicare for All is the best and really only way to make the changes we terribly need in our healthcare system.
Submitted by the members of HPEACE (Health Professionals for Equality and Community Empowerment,) an organization of more than 200 Sonoma County health professionals.
To find out how to get more involved, contact us at hpeacesantarosa@gmail.com or (707) 480-2271
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