IYH - 'Barbarism:' AOC Unleashes Fury On US Healthcare System As People Are 'Choosing Between Medicine And Rent' | Benzinga
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) came down hard on the U.S. healthcare system, a preview of a yet-to-be-aired podcast showed on Sunday.
What Happened: Ocasio-Cortez slammed the rising healthcare cost that Americans are left to contend with, in an episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ (I-Vt.) podcast that is scheduled to air on Wednesday. “The fact that people are choosing between medicine and rent is barbarism,” she said.
“The fact that people are worried about whether they will be on the Street every four weeks is barbarism.”
The Congresswoman also highlighted the tough choices the American public is left to make. “The fact that every person has an ache or pain in their body, and they are scarred it could either be, just a sore ...