I am your constituent and I just learned that healthcare is a serious problem in Rural America. More rural Americans lack health insurance, they have to travel far to get to a doctor, and it is hard to pay for, even when they have insurance that is accepted.
We can fix this with the improved Medicare for All Act HR 3421. Let me show you.
Universal healthcare would mean that everyone had insurance, so that’s a start and we already know from the Congressional Budget Office 2020 report that it costs less than we spend now and covers everyone.
Building up the infrastructure requires regional management guided by local medical professionals who know what skills and facilities are needed where together with a budget to bring in the providers and build up and maintain the facilities.
I want to refer you to sections 403, Regional Administration, of HR 3421, where you’ll discover how regional authorities will be able to build up that infrastructure in rural communities.
I want to refer you to section 601, National Health Budgets, of HR 3421, where you’ll discover how regional authorities will have the budget to build up and maintain the needed infrastructure (facilities and providers) to care for Rural America.
I want to refer you to section 201, Comprehensive Benefits, of HR 3421, where you’ll see what is covered, so we don’t have the problem of insurance won’t pay.
Lastly I refer you to section 611, Global Budgets, of HR 3421, that makes sure that hospitals and networks have what they need to cover their staff and infrastructure to care for their patients.
There are other bills to expand internet access, but remember 85% of Rural America has access, but not all use it for Telehealth. HR 3421, section 201 (18) says that “Any service described in the comprehensive benefits section that is furnished via Telehealth, to the extent practical is covered.
The improved Medicare for All Act, makes good sense to cover all of us and builds up the healthcare infrastructure in rural areas to make sure that the 66 million rural Americans have the good healthcare they deserve, that we all deserve. I want you to cosponsor HR 3421 and see that it is enacted.