Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

Too few people have access to affordable health insurance and the cost of healthcare in Wisconsin continues to be too high. Period.

There's only one reason that folks in Minnesota pay half the price Wisconsinites do when purchasing health insurance through the state exchanges -- Minnesota accepted the Medicaid expansion dollars and Wisconsin did not.

As Governor, Tony will:

Take immediate action to accept the federal Medicaid expansion dollars which would insure thousands more Wisconsinites who are struggling to find affordable health insurance
Do everything in his power to stabilize health insurance markets and bring down costs -- including prescription drug prices
Invest in preventive health programs, especially for Wisconsin women, that have been defunded over the last seven years. Having to drive four hours round-trip for a mammogram, simply isn't acceptable.
Extend protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing health conditions. It is estimated that half of Wisconsinites have some kind of pre-existing health condition like cancer, diabetes, a heart condition, obesity or depression.
We cannot afford to return to the days where health insurance companies held all the power and could cut off patients who simply cost them too much money.

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