Ro Khanna Calls for Medicare for All Amid UnitedHealthcare CEO's Tragic Death
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Progressive congressman Ro Khanna expressed sympathy for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while acknowledging the incident has sparked renewed debate on the inequities of the US healthcare system. Khanna, aligning with Bernie Sanders, criticized the high administrative costs in healthcare and advocated for Medicare for All. The targeted nature of Thompson's killing, with shell casings inscribed with words like "delay" and "deny," suggests a possible link to frustrations with the privatized healthcare system. Khanna highlighted the struggles Americans face with insurance denials, even sharing his own experience with UnitedHealthcare.
- Ro Khanna: Brian Thompson killing was ‘horrific’ but people ‘aren’t getting care they need’ The Guardian US
- A man, a bike and a gun: Police search for evidence to solve the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on the streets of New York CNN
- Opinion | What Doctors Like Myself Know About Americans’ Health Care Anger The New York Times
- A timeline of the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing and suspect's known movements NBC News
- Rep. Ro Khanna: US should be moving toward Medicare for all to cure inequities ABC News
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