Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson and Valerie June have joined forces to call for a more transparent and fair health care system in a new PSA that will air this Sunday during Super Bowl LVIII.
Organized by the non-profit group Power to the Patients, the spot specifically highlights how hospitals and insurance companies can get away with not clearly stating how much certain services and procedures cost and then charging patients. This has contributed to astronomical levels of medical debt in the United States.
“Hospitals and insurers are robbing us all,” Wilson states bluntly at the beginning of the PSA, while later, Jelly Roll says, “Their greed is destroying the American Dream.” Along with June, they are calling on Congress to “stop overcharging” and “hold hospitals and insurance companies accountable.”
In a statement, Jelly Roll added: “Hospitals and insurance companies across the United States are stealing our future by preying on every patient, worker, employer and family across the country.”
Since its inception in 2021, Power to the Patients has often partnered with musicians to promote its campaigns. Just last month, Jelly Roll, Wyclef Jean and Fat Joe took part in an event in Washington, DC, while a 2023 spot featured Rick Ross, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Fat Joe and French Montana.
While in DC last month, Jelly Roll also appeared on Capitol Hill, where he lobbied lawmakers to pass legislation to stop the spread of fentanyl. Talking to me Rolling rock ahead of the Grammys this past weekend, he called his testimony the “single most important moment” of his life,” adding, “No one is humanizing addiction, and that's an important issue … Fentanyl is deeper than drug addiction. My only aim in this was to draw attention to it. And I think I did. Believe it or not, I have a call from almost every senator in America.”
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