Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

Madinah believes that healthcare is a human right and supports Medicare-for-all. In Delaware and throughout the country, healthcare costs continue to rise while health outcomes continue to get worse. Our nation's healthcare system is fundamentally broken and repairing it requires structural change.

Guarantee that every Delawarean has quality, affordable healthcare
Establish a public health care option in Delaware.
Implement all-payer rate setting to reduce the cost of medical care.
Lower the prices of prescription drugs directly in order to keep costs low for people who need them.
Eliminate disparities in healthcare outcomes
Secure funding for programs that decrease maternal and infant mortality, like providing doulas for Black, Hispanic, and low-income families.
Support the creation and maintenance of community-owned hospitals and clinics.
Confront the opioid crisis by investing in treatment and prevention.
Reduce Delaware's overdose rate, which is currently one of the highest in the nation, by increasing access to addiction treatment.
Expand funding for overdose reversal medicines like Narcan.
Work to end the stigma of addiction in our communities.
Read the full plan here.

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