Friend,
During a town hall I held in Las Vegas recently, I met someone who told me about their recent hospital experience. One night ended up costing them $30,000. It was heartbreaking to hear, but unfortunately this isn’t an uncommon story.
In homes all across the country, people are having to make impossible choices: pay the rent or pay for life-saving medicine. Pay the utility bill or pay for a new glasses prescription. Pay for dinner or pay for a visit to urgent care.
No one should be forced to budget like this. Parents shouldn’t have to choose between paying the rent or paying for their child’s insulin. People shouldn’t be forced into bankruptcy or debt to cover their medical expenses.
We are stuck in a health care system run by predatory drug companies and insurance corporations that prioritize profits over our well-being. That's why I support the creation of a public option to aggressively compete with private insurance, drive down costs, expand coverage, and deliver the care we need.
To read more about my health care plan, The Right to Health, click here.
Together, we can reshape the way we think about health care in this country. We are entitled to our health; it is our basic right, not a privilege.
Thanks,
Tom
