Healthcare in America is broken. People routinely go bankrupt over medical bills, big pharma has far too much power, and we have some of the worst health outcomes in the entire world. 

1. We need to transition to a health model that works without breaking our economy in the process. I believe we should have a strong public option, allow states to build their own universal coverage systems, and eventually transition to a Medicare for All model.
2. One of the worst aspects of Obamacare was that it allowed big pharma to set drug prices. These corrupt companies spend billions on lobbying Congress to get what they want. We are one of only two countries in the world that allow pharmaceutical advertising on television. They have made a ton of money off insulin, a medicine that was designed to be free over 100 years ago. Big pharma has a history of getting Americans hooked on pills they don’t need and shouldn’t have. They don’t care. All that matters to many of them is their quarterly profit margin. This needs to stop
3. The truth is that transitioning to a Medicare for All model won’t make a bit of difference if we don’t get chronic disease under control in America. This means fitness standards for our kids. It means reformulating our diets around healthy, whole foods and not the overly processed garbage that takes up 90% of our supermarket shelves. It means banning chemicals like glyphosate from our food supply. 

I believe strongly in Medicare for All, but it won’t do us any good if we don’t get our $40 trillion debt under control first.