A controversial new healthcare initiative, the Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act, could soon be up for a vote in California.
Named after Luigi Mangione—the Ivy League graduate accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—the proposed law aims to prevent insurance companies from delaying or denying doctor-recommended treatments in cases where serious health consequences could result. The words "delay" and "deny" along with the word "depose" were etched into the bullet Mangione used to kill Thompson.
Retired Los Angeles attorney Paul Eisner, who introduced the measure, admitted that naming it after Mangione was a deliberate stunt to draw attention to the issue. "People are tired of insurance companies denying them health care," Eisner told CBS 8, though he emphasized he does not condone Mangione's alleged actions.
"'THE LUIGI MANGIONI ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT' Seriously????" journalist Gerald Posner wrote on social media. "A ballot initiative about health care submitted today to the California Attorney General is named after the accused killer. Crazy."
"We don't name legislation after murderers," Fox News host Jimmy Failla said.
If approved, the measure would allow patients to sue insurers for damages, including attorney fees, and triple compensation. To qualify for the November 2026 ballot, it must gather over 546,000 valid signatures from registered California voters.
Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in both state and federal courts, has garnered an intense following, with supporters raising money for his legal defense and even creating merchandise.
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