Rep. Ro Khanna: US should be moving toward Medicare for all to cure inequities
Source: ABC News
December 8, 2024, 11:36 AM
After an onslaught of criticism toward the insurance industry following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., expressed sympathy for the victim, but acknowledged the debate it sparked over inequities in the health care system.
"There is no justification for violence," Khanna told ABC "This Week" anchor Martha Raddatz. "But the outpouring afterwards has not surprised me."
Thompson's killing led to an ongoing massive manhunt for the suspected killer and sparked rampant discussion online about the cost of health care and the insurance industry in the United States.
Khanna said he agrees with the assessment of independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who wrote: "We waste hundreds of billions a year on health care administrative expenses that make insurance CEOs and wealthy stockholders incredibly rich while 85 million Americans go uninsured or underinsured. Health care is a human right. We need Medicare for All."
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It's absurd, and unsustainable, even at twice that rate. 
Our government officials don't seem to get it. If one person went bankrupt or died due to denials that should've been the wake up call.
(Yes, and one school shooting should've been all it took for gun reform). What do we (regular people) have to do? D's and R's both take campaign donations from gun companies and Healthcare insurance companies. Our government is complicit. After all, they're not the ones going bankrupt due to medical bills. They got theirs.
WE WANT HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NOT WEALTHCARE FOR THE MILLIONNAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES.
