Issue Position: Increasing Access and Expanding Coverage

Issue Position

Republicans in Richmond-including Shelly's opponent David Yancey-have voted multiple times to block Medicaid expansion in Virginia. Thousands of hardworking people in Newport News that could have access to healthcare don't because of Republicans' reckless and partisan decisions. As Delegate, Shelly would vote yes on Medicaid expansion so that hundreds of thousands of Virginians can access the care they need and deserve. Shelly will also be a determined advocate for expanding the number of community clinics across the commonwealth and fight for higher quality school clinics. She will defend rural hospitals from defunding so that every Virginian has access to healthcare, no matter where they live, and she will advocate to use state purchasing power and regulations to bring down drug costs.

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