Californiians could soon be voting on a new healthcare law named after Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League grad who is accused of executing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in cold blood.
The “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act,” was put forward by retired Los Angeles attorney Paul Eisner, who said the sick stunt was necessary to get publicity for his proposal.
The proposed ballot measure would make it illegal for an insurance company to “delay, deny or modify any medical procedure or medication” recommended by a doctor if there could be serious consequences including “disability, death, amputation, permanent disfigurement, loss or reduction of any bodily function,” according to the document filed to the California Attorney General’s Office.
Tthe terms “delay” and “deny” were written on the bullet casings that were found at the Midtown Manhattan scene where health insurance exec Brian Thompson was gunned down last December.
They were believed to be inspired by the book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.”
While the naming has drawn swift criticism, Eisner defended invoking Mangione’s name, telling CBS 8, “For a very simple reason: it is getting the attention it needs, because sometimes things require publicity.”
“People are tired of carriers, of insurance companies denying them health care,” he added.
Eisner, who maintains that he supports Mangione’s goals — just not his use of violence.
“I agree with what he was arguing, but I don’t support his method. What I am doing is the right way to do it,” Eisner said.
Commentators online were quick to slam the proposal for using the name of an accused killer.
“THE LUIGI MANGIONI ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT” Seriously???? A ballot initiative about health care submitted today to the California Attorney General is named after the accused killer. Crazy,” journalist Gerald Posner wrote on X.
“I’m starting to suspect the Democrats in charge of California might actually just be simple road side lunatics after all,” added podcast produer Leigh Wolf.
The new measure would allow patients to sue insurers and potentially receive attorney fees and triple damages if successful, according to the outlet.
The public comment period for the proposed measure ends on April 25. After, the Attorney General’s office will review the initiative and craft its official title.
The measure must gather over 546,000 valid signatures from registered California voters to be included on the November 2026 ballot.
Mangione is currently charged with murder by both New York and the federal courts. He has pleaded not guilty.
Depite the brutal crimes Mangione is accused of, he has inspired a legion of adoring fans who have raised money for his legal defense fund, innundated him with fawning fan mail and even threatened witnesses in the case.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.