AOC On Health Insurance CEO’s Assassination: Denying Claims Is ‘An Act Of Violence’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed this week that the denying health insurance claims was “an act of violence” similar to the health insurance CEO who was assassinated in New York City last week.

Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks on Capitol Hill while speaking to a reporter from CBS News about the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

“I think that this collective American experience — which is so twisted to have in the wealthiest nation in the world — all of that pain that people have experienced is being concentrated on this event,” she said. “And it’s really important that we take a step back — this is not to comment, and this is not to say that an act of violence is justified — but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that people interpret and feel and experience denied claims as an act of violence against them.

“People go homeless over the financial devastation of a diagnosis that doesn’t get addressed or, you know, the amount that they’re gonna have to cover with a surprise bill and things like that,” she claimed. “And when we kind of talk about how systems are violent in this country in this passive way, our privatized health care system is like that for a huge amount of Americans.”

She then claimed that she did not have health insurance until she got elected to Congress as she complained about having had to “sit in a free clinic” in the past for medical care.

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AOC to @BrownJaala on the murder of Brian Thompson

“This is not to say that an act of violence is justified, but I think for anyone who is confused or shocked or appalled, they need to understand that ppl interpret and feel & experience denied claims as an act of violence…” pic.twitter.com/52aIINUDlH

— Alan He (@alanhe) December 12, 2024