Health care is not a luxury. It is a basic responsibility of a just society, and Alaska deserves leaders who will defend it rather than vote to take it away. I believe every Alaskan should have access to health care coverage that keeps costs down and puts patients ahead of insurance company profits. Coverage should mean real access to care, not paperwork, limited doctors, or crushing out-of-pocket costs.

I support:

• Guaranteed not-for-profit health care coverage so every Alaskan can get care regardless of employment or their ability to pay

• Lower prescription drug costs, especially for seniors and rural residents

• Protecting and strengthening the Affordable Care Act so Alaskans cannot be denied coverage or priced out of care

• Reversing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid that are pushing nearly 40,000 Alaskans off their health care coverage

• Strengthening rural and tribal health systems so care is available close to home

• Protecting reproductive freedom, including access to abortion, IVF and personal medical decision-making
  

Health care should be available to everyone, not only to those who can afford high premiums or live near major hospitals.