HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/6/2020 Public Comment, Rippner
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Thomas Rippner <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:SUPPORT FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL
I support Medicare for All. As a long time practicing optometrist in the City of San Luis Obispo and a provider for
Medicare patients as well as a senior citizen using Medicare for my own health insurance I am able to appreciate both
sides and am very satisfied from both perspectives. Most every other developed country provides single payer insurance
and coverage for all their citizens. With Covid 19 causing havoc with our health as well as loss of jobs where people are
losing their health insurance coverage through their work, Medicare for All becomes even more needed. Adding to the
chaos, the Trump administration is wanting to revoke the Affordable Care Act with its pre-condition protection in the
courts and has no plan for a replacement. Medicare for All is needed now.
Thank you, Thomas Rippner,OD
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