For working people, healthcare isn’t theoretical — it’s personal. It’s whether you can see a doctor when you’re sick, afford the medication you need, or get treatment without worrying about financial ruin. Right now, too many families are one layoff, injury, or slowdown away from losing coverage entirely.
Tying healthcare to employment gives bad bosses leverage they shouldn’t have. When your health insurance depends on your job, it becomes harder to speak up about unsafe conditions, unfair pay, or mistreatment. No one should have to choose between their health and their livelihood.
Healthcare should be portable and dependable, so a change in work doesn’t turn into a crisis for you or your family.
Ask any working person if they truly understand their health insurance plan. Most don’t — and that’s not their fault. Between networks, deductibles, co-pays, surprise bills, and coverage denials, the system feels like a shell game designed to wear people down.
That confusion is where costs are hidden.
Working families shouldn’t need a law degree to figure out whether they’re covered or what something will cost. A healthcare system that makes people afraid to seek care isn’t working — it’s failing the very people it’s supposed to protect.
Taking care of a human being isn’t radical. It’s the baseline responsibility of a society that values its people.
I believe healthcare policy should start with one simple question: does this help people get the care they need without fear, delay, or financial devastation?
That means strengthening access, increasing transparency, and making sure workers aren’t punished for getting sick, injured, or growing older. It also means recognizing that healthcare costs hit working families hardest — not politicians or executives insulated from those pressures.
If you work hard, play by the rules, and contribute to your community, you should be able to count on a healthcare system that treats you with dignity. That’s not asking for special treatment — it’s asking for common sense.
