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Members of Congress also have to buy their plans off the exchange. They are Gold plans that are partially subsidized.

That means I get to “choose” btwn 66 complex financial products.

This is absurd. No person should go without healthcare, &no one should go through this, either.
While I am VERY thankful to finally have health insurance, it is a moral outrage that it took me *getting elected to Congress* for that to happen.

The US needs to become an advanced society. That includes establishing healthcare as a right to all people.
And as someone who has now experienced many parts of the insurance spectrum (being uninsured, underinsured, and adequately insured) I don’t see how anyone can think our current healthcare system only needs a 10% improvement or a just few tweaks.

We need #MedicareForAll.
And once again, make sure to get insured if you can at healthcare.gov

Yes, it’s a pain. But it is worth it.

I know some folks are bristling at the fact that I am pointing that out, but we have to acknowledge the reality so we can move forward together.
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