We need a system where healthcare is a condition of your humanity rather than your employment. 1/5
While it's not the gold-standard of single-payer healthcare, it's one of the biggest things individual states can do without federal help. 2/5
But the thousands of Virginians who still lack any healthcare coverage were counting on us, and we failed. 3/5
What we can do however is begin to challenge old notions about what is/isn't possible when it comes to healthcare. 4/5
We can ensure that that coverage is your right regardless of your employment situation.
We can cut the wasteful, profiteering private insurance companies out of the equation.
And we have an obligation to get that done. 5/5