I’ve suspected the politicians planned a transition to single payer, but where do the ins. companies fit within a single payer system? Would they be screwed?
Insurance companies are the mortal enemies of Progressivism, because Insurance seeks to monetize the very heart of what Progressivism is trying to eliminate: Risk.
The Progressive Utopia is a society in which there is no risk of any bad outcome, until you face the death panel.
Seen through that lens, the whole banality of their evil comes to focus.