The Californian was soon able to vote for a new healthcare law, named after Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League alumnus who has been accused of executing the cold-blooded CEO of United Healthcare.
“Access to Luigi Mangion Healthcare” was proposed by retired Los Angeles lawyer Paul Eisner.
The proposed voting law makes it illegal for an insurance company to “delay, refuse, or correct a medical procedure or medication” as recommended by a doctor if there are serious consequences such as “disability, death, amputation, permanent appearance disorder, loss of physical function, or reduction.”
The terms “delay” and “denial” were written on the casing of a bullet found in a scene in midtown Manhattan when health insurance enforcer Brian Thompson was shot last December.
They were believed to be inspired by the book “Delays, Denials, Advocacy: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It.”
The naming elicited quick criticism, but Eisner evoked the name of Mangione, telling CBS 8, “For very simple reasons, sometimes it requires advertising, so it's about getting the necessary attention.”
“People are tired of airlines, insurance companies refusing to health care,” he added.
Eisner, who claims to support Mangion's goal, is not the use of violence.
“I agree with what he claims, but I don't support his method. What I'm doing is the right way to do that,” Eisner said.
Online commentators quickly condemned the suggestion to use the name of the accused murderer.
“Luigi Mangioni Healthcare Act for Access” Seriously??? The healthcare voting initiative submitted today to the California Attorney General is named after the defendant murderer. Crazy,” journalist Gerald Posner wrote in X.
“I doubt that the Democrats in charge of California might actually be simple roadside madmen,” added podcast producer Lee Wolf.
According to the outlet, the new measures could result in patients suing the insurance company and, if successful, suffering attorney fees and triple damage.
The public comment period for the proposed measures ends on April 25th. The Attorney General's Office will then consider the initiative and create an official title for it.
The measure must collect more than 546,000 valid signatures from registered California voters to be included in the November 2026 vote.
Mangion is currently being charged with murder in both New York and federal court. He pleaded not guilty.
Declaring the brutal crime that Mangion has been accused of, he inspires a large number of admirers who have raised money for the legal defense fund, uniting him with the mail of enthusiastic fans, and even threatening witnesses in the case.
