alleged gunman Mangione and graffiti in his honor in France (public domain)‘The Luigi Mangione Act’: A Poem by Warren Bonham The Society April 24, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . The Luigi Mangione Act We need to contemplate the true impact of The Luigi Mangione Act. Although we sympathize with those who penned this act, it won’t turn out as they intend. Our health care system shows such signs of stress because it is a bureaucratic mess with pencil-pushers and attorneys who tell doctors what they can and cannot do. So this Act, when it’s stacked upon the top of all the others that were meant to stop insurers from preventing needed care, will simply teach all those with purple hair that if they perpetrate a righteous kill, they’ll get their name applied to some new bill. . Poet’s Note: Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down Brian Thomas, the CEO of United Healthcare. The Luigi Mangione Access to Healthcare Act was recently submitted to the Attorney General in California for approval to be included as a ballot initiative in the next statewide election. The public comment period ends on April 25th, after which time the Attorney General will make his ruling. The Act is intended to make it next to impossible for Insurance companies to deny access to healthcare. . . Warren Bonham is a private equity investor who lives in Southlake, Texas. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. ***Read Our Comments Policy Here*** 8 Responses Margaret Coats April 24, 2025 Warren, this is sadly hilarious–but I had heard of it on KTLA local news. The station suggested consulting the state attorney general, who is in charge of writing the proposal into legalese after tomorrow. I looked him up, and the first thing to greet me was ACCESS DENIED. Doing a search on “Luigi Mangione Act,” his site came up with NO INFORMATION. But the usual process is for the well-crafted proposal to be circulated for signatures during the summer. It has to garner one million to get on the ballot. Already insurance companies have moved out of California because selling fire insurance is too risky. If medical insurance follows suit, we’ll all be left with state-provided insurance. Can you see the result? The state forbids itself to deny or delay needed care to any Californian. If it does, Californians can sue California! Reply Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 Ouch. Maybe you should run for higher office? You think these issues through much better than whoever has been pulling the strings lately. You’d have my vote (although it would be illegally cast). Reply Roy Eugene Peterson April 25, 2025 I have a hard time imagining how a private equity investor from South Lake, Texas, even discovers this Act and then decides to write a poem about it, but it was both informative and exceedingly humorous. Your sense of humor seems to be aligned with mine and I enjoyed it immensely. Reply Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 Mr. Google (or whichever clever algorithm writer controls things behind the scenes) is very good at dangling “red meat” in front of me. This story caught my attention, and not in a good way. I’m very glad to be aligned with you! Reply Cheryl A Corey April 25, 2025 Until I read the accompanying note, I thought The Luigi Mangione Act was a joke; and then when I saw that it’s from California, it made sense. Only they could come up with something so sick. Reply Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 I agree. It’s hard to see anything like this gaining traction anywhere else. Reply Cynthia Erlandson April 26, 2025 Great job, Warren — and thanks for the info; I hadn’t heard of the Act, though of course I’d heard Luigi’s name and the murder story. I think the insanity all comes, if we trace it back to its roots, from the ignorant entitlement mentality: insurers — and government, and most other entities — owe people money because people “need” it, and of course these entities have an unseen stash of money that they will never run out of. Reply Warren Bonham April 26, 2025 Thanks! Ignorant entitlement is a good way to sum up what ails so many people. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Margaret Coats April 24, 2025 Warren, this is sadly hilarious–but I had heard of it on KTLA local news. The station suggested consulting the state attorney general, who is in charge of writing the proposal into legalese after tomorrow. I looked him up, and the first thing to greet me was ACCESS DENIED. Doing a search on “Luigi Mangione Act,” his site came up with NO INFORMATION. But the usual process is for the well-crafted proposal to be circulated for signatures during the summer. It has to garner one million to get on the ballot. Already insurance companies have moved out of California because selling fire insurance is too risky. If medical insurance follows suit, we’ll all be left with state-provided insurance. Can you see the result? The state forbids itself to deny or delay needed care to any Californian. If it does, Californians can sue California! Reply
Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 Ouch. Maybe you should run for higher office? You think these issues through much better than whoever has been pulling the strings lately. You’d have my vote (although it would be illegally cast). Reply
Roy Eugene Peterson April 25, 2025 I have a hard time imagining how a private equity investor from South Lake, Texas, even discovers this Act and then decides to write a poem about it, but it was both informative and exceedingly humorous. Your sense of humor seems to be aligned with mine and I enjoyed it immensely. Reply
Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 Mr. Google (or whichever clever algorithm writer controls things behind the scenes) is very good at dangling “red meat” in front of me. This story caught my attention, and not in a good way. I’m very glad to be aligned with you! Reply
Cheryl A Corey April 25, 2025 Until I read the accompanying note, I thought The Luigi Mangione Act was a joke; and then when I saw that it’s from California, it made sense. Only they could come up with something so sick. Reply
Warren Bonham April 25, 2025 I agree. It’s hard to see anything like this gaining traction anywhere else. Reply
Cynthia Erlandson April 26, 2025 Great job, Warren — and thanks for the info; I hadn’t heard of the Act, though of course I’d heard Luigi’s name and the murder story. I think the insanity all comes, if we trace it back to its roots, from the ignorant entitlement mentality: insurers — and government, and most other entities — owe people money because people “need” it, and of course these entities have an unseen stash of money that they will never run out of. Reply
Warren Bonham April 26, 2025 Thanks! Ignorant entitlement is a good way to sum up what ails so many people. Reply
