H.R.1384 - To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program 27FEB19

I just called the D.C. office of my representative, Rep Jennifer Wexton D VA as she is not a cosponsor of H.R. 1384 Medicare For All Act of 2019 though she may be receiving, or at least has access to healthcare insurance, at taxpayer expense. Rep Don Beyer Jr D VA and Rep Robert "Bobby" Scott D VA  are original cosponsors of this legislation, signing on the day Rep Jayapal Pramila D WA introduced it to the US House, 27 FEB 19. The staffer in Rep Wexton's office I spoke with had never heard of Carrie Ann Lucas, was not aware she died because she was denied antibiotics by united healthcare due to corporate greed and Medicaid budget cuts. I made it very clear that I expect Rep Wexton to support and vote for H.R. 1384 without waiting to be told by the Democratic Party leadership it is OK for her to do so. Click the link above to her U.S. House website to e mail her on this issue and go to her facebook page to tell her to support this legislation ( I did both ). Here is my e mail to Rep Wexton

I called your D.C. office and now am e mailing you to tell you to actively support H.R. 1384 Medicare For All Act of 2019 and to vote for the act when it comes before any committee you may be assigned to and to the House floor. You should already be a cosponsor of this legislation, the fact that you are not while you do have healthcare insurance, or at least access to it at taxpayer expense, is disturbing. You should not be supporting corporate greed and class warfare, nor should you be waiting for the Democratic Party leadership to tell you to support this legislation or not.  Healthcare is a right, not a privilege, I did not think you would need to be reminded of that.

Noted Disability Rights Activist Dies After Being Denied Medication 27FEB19

HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE, or at least it should be. Disgustingly, united healthcare chose their profit margin over the life of Carrie Ann Lucas so she died on Sunday, 24 FEB 19 due to multiple medical complications as a result of their decision to deny her coverage for an antibiotic prescription last year. You may not have heard about Carrie Ann's death since the news media has been ignoring everything else to report on michael cohen's congressional testimony and (NOT MY) pres drumpf's / trump's - kim jong-un's summit failure in Hanoi. YOU can go to united united healthcare's facebook page and post a condemnation of their corporate greed that resulted in Carrie Ann's death ( I did) and take the time to e mail your representative and senators ( I did) about Carrie Ann's death and telling them you expect them to support and vote for H.R. 1384 Medicare For All Act of 2019 because HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT NOT A PRIVILEGE. GODSPEED Carrie Ann Lucas, I am ashamed nationally we place profits before life,  and God bless your family. From Democracy Now!

Noted Disability Rights Activist Dies After Being Denied Medication

And a prominent disability rights activist and attorney died this past Sunday after being refused an essential medication by her insurance company. Carrie Ann Lucas, who had a rare form of muscular dystrophy, helped pass legislation in Colorado to protect parents with disabilities from child welfare discrimination. In 2017, Lucas was arrested with several others after protesting Medicaid budget cuts with a 58-hour sit-in at Senator Cory Gardner’s office. According to a message on Lucas’s Facebook page, United Healthcare denied her coverage for an antibiotic last year, triggering a host of medical complications which led to her death. Carrie Ann Lucas was 47 years old and is survived by her four adopted children, who are also all living with disabilities.