55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ Pick for VP - POLITICO

Walz’s father, a school administrator, died of lung cancer when Walz was 19. Walz said this moment fueled his views on health care access: “The last week of my dad’s life cost my mom a decade of going back to work to pay off hospital debt.”

Wonderful get-to-know-the-candidate list for those who don’t know Walz (like me!). But this bullet point stood out to me as astounding. And sad. And helpless at the same time.

The idea that’s the last week of a loved one’s life would cost you (the living) a decade of time to recover from is brutal, and downright indecent.

We have to do better than this with healthcare.

(Hat tip: kottke.org)