Not a single patient should be forced to fight off medical bankruptcy in the midst of a global health pandemic without a lawyer by their side.

That’s why today I'm calling for guaranteed access to counsel in civil cases.

We need a Civil Gideon now.

Let me be clear here:

We need Medicare for all. We need an end to medical bankruptcy. Period.

But until we get there, we need assurance that every patient will have access to legal counsel and aid if they are forced to fight their insurer in court.