Tumultuous times can bring out the best in some and the worst in others. In order to treat those infected by COVID-19, many of our health care workers have had to make incredible sacrifices. They are undeniably deserving of our gratitude and appreciation.

On the other hand, insurance companies and large for-profit health care companies have recently tried to take improper advantage of the pandemic by hiring high-priced lobbyists to advocate for broad blanket immunity for the owners of health care facilities. The immunity they seek has nothing to do with helping patients, nor helping health care providers. Instead, it has everything to do with increasing owner profits.