Public commenter urges Medicare for All, cites cancer bankruptcies and millions uninsured

A public commenter urged support for Medicare for All during a public comment, saying a recent poll shows "over 60% of the American people support Medicare for all." The speaker argued that the current health-care system allows powerful political and economic interests — including the insurance industry and hospitals — to profit from patients' care.

The commenter framed the issue around personal and financial harm, saying "a significant percentage of people who get diagnosed with cancer go bankrupt. They lose their life savings." The speaker also asserted that the country "lose[s] tens of thousands of people every year because they're uninsured or underinsured," and cited figures saying the U.S. spends "twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation" and that "85,000,000 are uninsured or underinsured." These numbers were presented by the speaker as evidence that the system is broken.

The commenter described a different vision: a health-care system in which people do not have to "worry about the cost" when they or their children get sick, that nursing-home or dental care would be accessible, and where health-care workers "worry about the patients, not themselves" filling out forms and disputing with insurers. The speaker called on listeners to "imagine the day" when those conditions exist and voiced confidence the effort would succeed, concluding, "we are gonna win this fight, and NAU is gonna help us take us over the finish line. Thank you very much."

The transcript contains only this public comment; it does not record any formal motions, votes, or official actions tied to these remarks.