The reason why we support progressive policies is the tangible, positive impact that they will have in bettering the lives of people across the Commonwealth.
When health insurance costs too much and provides too little, and when families struggle to make ends meet in order to afford child care, people end up with undue stress, growing debt, and foreclosed opportunities.
The good thing? We can change that.
There will be upcoming hearings in the MA Legislature on Medicare for All and universal child care / early education, and they will be an opportunity to share why how such policies would have a tangible, positive impact on you and the people you care about.
Next Tuesday: Medicare for All Hearing
Next Tuesday (10/26) at 11 am, the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will be hearing testimony on Medicare for All (S.766/H.1267).
These bills would make health care at last a truly enjoyed human right with a non-profit health care system that puts patients before profits, is comprehensive, covers every one, and is affordable.
If you would like to speak at the hearing, you must sign up by 4 pm today!
If you aren’t able to attend but still want to share why Medicare for All is so important to you, don’t fret!
- You can send written testimony as well to Joint Committee co-chairs John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov and the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov. Please copy legislation@masscare.org. Mass-Care has a helpful guide on writing testimony here.
- Submit your story to the Mass-Care Health Care Story Bank.
- Consult our action guide here.
Coming Soon: Hearing on the Common Start Bill
The Common Start coalition is collecting testimony for their bill’s hearing next month. The Common Start bill would establish a system of affordable, high-quality early education and child care for all Massachusetts families, over a 5-year timeline. This system would cover early education and care for children from birth through age 5, as well as after- and out-of-school time for children ages 5-12, and for children with special needs through age 15.
The hearing is on November 23, but the coalition is asking for testimony by Thursday, October 28 to put together a curated “recipe book” (Common Start, A Recipe for Affordable, Accessible, High-Quality Education and Care).
Check out the coalition’s guide to writing testimony here, and send testimony (or stories you’d like to include) to james@field-first.com.
