(The Hill)
Peter Sullivan 02/14/19 11:08 AM EST
Two progressive lawmakers are circulating a letter to their Democratic colleagues asking for cosponsors for a Medicare for all bill as they prepare to introduce it.
Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) sent the letter, which was obtained by The Hill, on Tuesday, saying they have been working with experts for months to write an updated version of the single-payer health care legislation. Jayapal says she plans to introduce the measure later this month.
“We are writing to ask for your support as an original cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act of 2019,” the letter states. “This is a watershed moment in the fight for guaranteed health care for every resident of the United States.”
The existence of the letter was first reported by The Washington Post.
“For the past several months, we have worked closely with policy experts, health care professionals, patient advocates and movement leaders to revise and improve the bill formerly introduced by Congressman John Conyers as HR 676, which laid the foundation for what a Medicare for All system should look like,” Jayapal and Dingell write. “We incorporated important updates made in Senator Sanders’ Medicare for All bill, as well as additional updates critical to our country’s future health care system.”
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