Video: Derek Cooper: The State of Maryland Says: “I Should Just Die!”

On June 19, 2008, I interviewed Derek Cooper at a protest action in Baltimore City relating to the ongoing health care crisis in this country. Mr. Cooper is 34 years old and suffers from a “chronic disease.” He has no health insurance and his current medical debts exceed $36,000. Maryland’s Health Insurance officials have “refused” to help him. Mr. Cooper says that they figure: “I should just die!” The governor of Maryland is Martin O’Malley. Mr. Cooper lives in Montgomery County. He added: “What these people [the insurance companies] are doing is criminal. It cost peoples’ lives.”
For background on the protest action and the health care crisis, please see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPsoJJ2bpRs
and
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2299688328558349429
and
http://www.mdsinglepayer.org/
and
http://www.healthcare-now.org/june19.html
and
http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org