Nancy Pelosi Gets Award For BLOCKING Medicare for All

Nancy Pelosi gets hospital lobbyists’ award, despite her blocking numerous reforms including Medicare for All. Senator Nina Turner and Yasmin Khan break it down on Unbossed. Read more here: https://www.levernews.com/pelosi-gets-hospital-lobbyists-award-after-blocking-reforms/ A top lobbying group for hospitals on Monday gave Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) an award for “her incredible efforts in advancing health care,” after the former House Speaker spent the past four years fulfilling the industry’s top legislative priority: blocking consideration of Medicare for All or any other major reforms to the insurance-based health care system. While the American Hospital Association says it’s “dedicated to providing high-quality care to all patients,” the lobbying group actually serves the financial interests of its hospital chain members — which profit immensely from the country’s private insurance system. “Throughout her career, Speaker Emerita Pelosi has been a friend to America’s hospitals and health systems,” said Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), in a press release announcing Pelosi’s award. “She is a champion for better health care, an advocate for patients, and she continues to work hard to expand opportunities for children, seniors, students, veterans, and the poor.” The Lever was denied access to the award ceremony event at the AHA’s annual meeting at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Washington on Monday evening. When our researcher arrived at the event, an AHA staffer said he would connect him with a communications representative — but instead, a hotel manager then approached and threatened to have the researcher arrested if he did not leave, because he had not registered earlier for the event. Follow Senator Turner on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/ninaturner Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ninaturnerohio/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NinaTurner.OH Campaign site - https://ninaturner.com/ 230426__UB05WTFNeoliberalPelosiDoesBiddingHospitalLobby