Healthcare for All
Healthcare is a Human Right
I believe medical care is a human right, not a privilege for the wealthy.
In Arizona, every person should be able to get medical attention when they need it, without the fear of going bankrupt, without paying sky-high premiums, and without surprise bills from insurance megacorporations. That’s why I support Medicare for All.
As we pressure the federal government to act, we need immediate relief right now in Arizona. Here’s my plan:
- Cancel Medical Debt: Nationwide, 62% of all personal bankruptcies filed each year are the result of medical debt. Shameful. In the richest nation on Earth, no one should be forced to go broke or bankrupt because they became sick. That's why Oscar wrote the Arizona Medical Debt Cancelation Act, which appropriates $30 million to cancel medical debt for hardworking Arizona families.
- Cap Out-of-Pocket Costs for Insulin: One in 10 Arizonans live with diabetes. And one in three are prediabetic. Drug manufacturers are exploiting our health by jacking up the price of insulin, which has tripled in cost over the last decade. As a result, some Arizonans are being forced to ration their life-sustaining insulin and are even dying as a result. That's why Oscar introduced legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $25 a month.
