"Health care is a human right, not a privilege based on income, employment, or corporate profit. I actively support and endorse the work of Whole Washington in moving our state toward a universal, publicly accountable single-payer health care system that guarantees comprehensive care for every resident. Washington taxpayers already spend billions on fragmented systems that produce unequal outcomes and administrative waste. Whole Washington is fighting to build a system where health care decisions are made by patients and medical professionals, not corporate middlemen. No family should face bankruptcy because of illness, delay treatment because of cost, or lose coverage when changing jobs. Our health care system should prioritize prevention, mental health services, reproductive freedom, rural access, and long-term care — not insurance company profits or pharmaceutical price manipulation."
