2018 AZ Governor's race: on Health Care


David Garcia: Support ACA; move toward Medicare-for-All

Q: Support or Repeal ACA, aka ObamaCare? Accept ACA's Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Doug Ducey (R): Repeal. "ObamaCare has been a disaster for Arizona." Medicaid should focus narrowly on the "destitute & the disabled."

David Garcia (D): Support ACA. Keep coverage for pre-existing conditions. Expand on Arizona's cost-efficient & successful Medicaid programs & let healthier & younger Arizonans buy-in. Ultimately move toward Medicare for All.

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Arizona Governor race Oct 9, 2018

Doug Ducey: Medicaid only for destitute & disabled; not middle-class

Q: Support or Repeal ACA, aka ObamaCare? Accept ACA's Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Doug Ducey (R): Repeal. "ObamaCare has been a disaster for Arizona & I want it repealed & replaced." Medicaid should focus narrowly on the "destitute & the disabled" & not become "a middle-class entitlement."

David Garcia (D): Support ACA. Keep coverage for pre-existing conditions. Expand on Arizona's Medicaid programs. Ultimately move toward Medicare for All.

Source: CampusElect.org Issue Guide on 2018 Arizona Governor race Oct 9, 2018

David Garcia: Single payer may be way to go

On health care Garcia said he thought a state-sponsored Medicaid-for-all health insurance option might be a good idea.
Source: The Arizona Republic on 2018 Arizona gubernatorial race Aug 19, 2017

Steve Farley: Would go for single payer

On health care, Farley said he didn't trust Congress to get anything done on that front. Farley said he would push for single-payer health care.
Source: The Arizona Republic on 2018 Arizona gubernatorial race Aug 19, 2017

Deedra Abboud: Don't repeal, but improve ObamaCare

We must fight to ensure that Congress improves the Affordable Care Act, rather than repealing and replacing it with a plan that strips away health care for families and crushes the economy. Deedra believes in listening to the will of the people, and working towards a solution that will strengthen the Affordable Care Act:
Source: 2018 Arizona gubernatorial campaign website, Deedra2018.com Apr 10, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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