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NYC Kickoff Press Conference & Rally for Medicare for All | National Day of Action

Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM | Rally for Medicare for All

Medicare for All National Day of Action

NYC Kickoff Press Conference & Rally

Celebrate Medicare and Medicaid. Defend public healthcare. Call for care for all.

Date Thursday, July 30, 2026
Time 10:00 a.m.
Location Across from Bellevue Hospital
462 First Avenue at East 27th Street, NYC

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Join the National Day of Action

Join fellow New Yorkers for a press conference and rally marking the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. Participants will celebrate the impact of these public healthcare programs while calling for their protection, expansion, and the creation of universal healthcare.

Following the rally, teams of advocates will visit congressional district offices across New York City to deliver materials supporting Medicare for All and the restoration of federal healthcare funding. Times and locations for those visits will vary.

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Why We Are Rallying

Organizers are calling attention to rising healthcare costs, gaps in coverage, medical debt, federal healthcare reductions, and barriers preventing individuals and families from receiving necessary care.

Celebrate

Mark the 61st anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid and recognize the vital role these programs play for millions of people.

Defend

Oppose reductions to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act assistance, safety-net hospitals, and other healthcare services.

Demand Action

Call on Congress to pass Medicare for All and on New York State lawmakers to pass the New York Health Act.

Day of Action Events

After the press conference and rally, teams of activists will visit offices of congressional representatives across New York City. These visits will coincide with events taking place across the country.

Participants will urge representatives to support Medicare for All, restore healthcare funding, and consider an open letter signed by more than 335 organizations supporting universal healthcare.

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Cosponsoring Organizations

The cosponsor list is in formation and will be updated as additional organizations join.

  • Metro New York Health Care For All
  • Physicians for a National Health Program, New York Metro
  • New York State Nurses Association
  • Make the Road New York
  • Radical Elders
  • Rank+File4NYHealth
  • Rise and Resist Health Care Action Group
  • Strong Economy For All Coalition
  • Students for a National Health Program
  • Our Bronx
  • Urban Justice Center, Safety Net Project and Activists
  • Campaign for New York Health
  • NYC DSA Healthcare Working Group
  • Cross-Union Retirees Organizing Committee
  • Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
  • NY StateWide Senior Action Council
  • Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York
  • Northwest Bronx Indivisible
  • Bronx United Progressives
  • Health Justice for New York
  • New York Progressive Action Network
  • New Yorkers for Culture & Arts
  • New York City Against Segregated Healthcare
  • National Association of Social Workers-New York
  • Queens Says No Kings
  • ACT UP NY

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