A watershed moment in America: 16 states have voted in the Dem primary & been asked in exit/entrance polls about healthcare, and all 16 show majority support for replacing private health insurance with single-payer healthcare. As a former insurance exec my reaction is: wow. (1/5)
We're talking conservative southern states like my native Tennessee where Dems want to replace for-profit insurance with single payer. And northeastern states like Vermont & Maine where over 7 in 10 Dems are ready to end the current system bankrupting & killing millions. (2/5)
It's time to say it: Medicare for All is now the mainstream, popular, nationwide consensus position for the Democratic Party in 2020. Voters are sick & tired of awful deductibles, surprise bills, stifling networks & begging strangers for help with medical bills on GoFundMe (3/5)
I hope politicians will listen to their voters on this & offer them the change they need. Everyday we hear a new story of someone dying because their insulin wasn't covered or they couldn't afford surgery. And many of these folks *have* insurance. We can & must do better. (4/5)
To my great shame, I spent years helping the private insurance industry trick the American people into thinking the for-profit healthcare system benefits them, when the very opposite is true. I've never been more glad to see my own legacy erased. It's a new era in America. (5/5)
