New Delhi, March 31 -- A new California healthcare initiative is controversially named after accused murderer Luigi Mangione. The "Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act" aims to prevent insurance companies from denying or delaying medical treatments recommended by doctors if serious health consequences are possible.

The measure was introduced by retired Los Angeles attorney Paul Eisner, who admitted to deliberately naming it after Mangione to draw attention. "For a very simple reason: it is getting the attention it needs, because sometimes things require publicity," Eisner told CBS 8.

Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, is currently facing murder charges in both New York and federal courts for allegedly killing UnitedHealthcare C...