Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to Launch “Open Our Healthcare” Townhall Tour Across Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI – With open enrollment looming, premiums set to skyrocket, and Republicans refusing to offer relief for the oncoming catastrophe they’ve created, millions of Michiganders are at risk of being priced out of their healthcare. Washington is stalled–and patients, providers, and communities are growing frustrated.
In response, U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is launching a statewide “Open Our Healthcare” tour, starting in Houghton in the Upper Peninsula, with stops in Pontiac, Detroit and Downriver to come. Abdul will convene providers, patients, and community advocates for a series of honest dialogues about the system as it stands, and where we go from here.
“This is the people’s government, and the people deserve healthcare,” said Abdul. “Michiganders on both sides of the aisle are exhausted as they try to navigate a deeply broken system. They pay and then pay again, only to be denied care when they need it most. And now, Trump and his minions would rather shut down the federal government than keep the basic safeguards we have in place. If there were ever a time to fight for Medicare for All, it’s now.”
As a two-time public health official, Abdul has worked to open the system for those who have been locked out, from jumpstarting a program to eliminate $700 million in medical debt to providing tens of thousands of kids free pairs of glasses. He’s proven that the government can deliver – but only when leaders sit down in community with Michiganders and listen.
In Houghton, Abdul will be joined by Dr. Terry Kinzel, internal medicine physician, and Valorie Trosch of Keweenaw Indivisible. Earlier this year, Abdul’s campaign partnered with Keneenaw Indivisible to help erase millions in medical debt for Northern Michigan families.
WHAT Open Our Healthcare – Houghton
WHO: U.S. Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed
Valorie Troesch, Keweenaw Indivisible
Dr. Terry Kinzel, internal medicine physician
WHEN: Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 pm
WHERE: Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 604 Bridge St, Houghton, MI 49931
Details for additional stops to come. Please contact Roxie Richner at (734) 277-1509 or roxie@abdulforsenate.com for interviews or additional information.
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