Congressional gravy train: Gold-plated health care

Cross-posted at Vox Verax.

So your congressman votes against allowing the federal government to negotiate with Big Pharma for lower prescription drug prices for seniors. And so he advocates health savings accounts, which are great if you’re young and healthy but a ticket to bankruptcy if you’re older or have a chronic disease. And so he opposes any movement towards a single-payer system, which would cut billions from wasteful administration costs, drug and insurance industry profits, and fat-cat CEO pay.

What does he get, aside from the political payoffs (a.k.a. “campaign contributions”), for his efforts?

He gets one of the best universal health plans in the country, of course, and we