During a White House meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, members of the Coronavirus Task Force, and executives from various industries, Pence treated the announcement as a major achievement.
According to the White House, executives from UnitedHealth Group, Anthem, Cigna, Humana, Aetna and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association were all in attendance.
"Almost 1 in 3 Americans—more than 100 million people—have deficient health coverage, with copays and deductibles that effectively prevent them from seeking or receiving needed care in a timely manner," Gaffney told Common Dreams.
"Such large scale inadequacies in insurance coverage will make America's response to a viral respiratory epidemic all that more difficult.".
It is impossible to tackle a public health crisis when you *don't have a public healthcare system*.
We need #MedicareForAll Now https://t.co/SXOExeMRlR — Kay (@KayKosmos) March 1, 2020.
"Only Medicare for All would eliminate financial barriers to care and ensure that everyone in America can get the care they need, when they need it," he said. »
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