To: Governor Gavin Newsom
Make Them Discuss Medicare for All When ACA Falls
We urge that the governors and legislative leaders of California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada immediately schedule a meeting (before Inauguration Day) to discuss how they will jointly respond should Congress and Donald Trump repeal the Affordable Care Act. We also urge/demand that a Regional Medicare for All--cradle to grave--program be one of the alternatives to be considered in that discussion.
Why is this important?
This petition is addressed to more than CA (includes Oregon, Washington and Nevada with Democrat governors and legislatures) because these states, despite Democrats in power, have been unwilling to pass Single Payer legislation that would solve all the problems in health care financing and access simply. By demanding a meeting of these leaders we provide a different approach to the Republican attack on ACA, one that is solution based to the probable removal of ACA. People should also write letters, letters to the editor and march on their State officials to make this same--eminently reasonable-- demand: that they meet jointly and discuss their options once access is again further restricted and costs continue to inflate.