Saw this on Bluesky a couple of days ago. 

Just got off the phone with my college roommate.

His daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in January. He has insurance. Good insurance. The kind you feel safe having.

7 months later: Savings: wiped out. 401k: cashed early. Penalties and all. House: refinanced to cover the gaps insurance decided weren’t their problem.

He told me he’s not the same person anymore. Said watching your child fight for her life while simultaneously fighting an insurance company over coverage codes does something to you that doesn’t go away.

They did everything right. Two incomes. No debt.

Responsible their whole lives.

One diagnosis undid all of it in 7 months. And somewhere a health insurance CEO is getting a $30 million bonus this quarter. I don’t know how people defend this system with a straight face.

I really don’t.

Then I ran into this short video that meshes nicely with the story above – 1.5 minutes

We know Democrats will be under a lot of pressure this session. But damn near every American is under a lot of pressure from horrendous Republican policies. We voted Democrats in to make changes. We’d like them done by the day after they are sworn in.

The country is in critical shape. We need help, Stat!