Issue Position: Fighting for Affordable, Accessible Healthcare

Issue Position

For years healthcare has been at the center of heated political debate, but that's all it's been--part of a debate, rather than the center of meaningful action.

Ashley will work to make sure families have the power to make decisions about their healthcare--not bureaucrats in Washington. She opposes a Medicare For All bill that will increase taxes by 93 trillion dollars nationwide while eliminating private insurance for Iowa's working families.

Instead, Ashley will fight to deliver patient-centered health care with the choice and control people want, the affordability they need, and the quality they deserve. This includes protecting coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

Affordable

Ashley also knows we need to focus on targeted fixes to improve the current system, such as getting rid of surprise medical billing and lowering the cost of co-payments, deductibles, and prescription drugs. Ashley will take on big Pharma to put an end to out of control prices of prescription drugs affecting all Iowans, and especially seniors. She will work to increase competition in the marketplace and close loopholes that allow bad actors to take advantage of the system.

Accessible

Additionally, the federal government needs to improve access to healthcare, especially for families in rural areas, women and our mental health system. In the Iowa house, Ashley supported critical access to rural hospitals, fought for funding for local women's health centers and worked across the aisle to increase funding for our mental health system. Ashley will take these same fights to Washington.

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