Sam Beard, spokesperson for the December 4 Legal Committee, tells Newsweek about creating a GiveSendGo fundraiser for Mangione.
The organizers of a GiveSendGo fundraiser generating more than $50,000 for the legal fees of Luigi Mangione call for sweeping changes to the U.S. health care system.Mangione, 26, is behind bars in Pennsylvania on a murder charge in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 4.Sam Beard, spokesperson for the December 4 Legal Committee, on Thursday told Newsweek via email that the group's name is in reference to the day of the shooting.
It doesn't.''The medical insurance industry is a scheme to profit off pain, sickness and death. It doesn't work for anyone but the people at the top.'Beard continued: 'Take a look at the comments on the fundraiser. Most are from people who have been screwed over by the health insurance industry, who have lost loved ones to claim denials. Many are from healthcare providers, who sympathize with Luigi—they have lost patients to bureaucracy and profiteering.
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