2018 ME Governor's race: on Health Care

Betsy Sweet: Supports universal coverage including alternative therapies

Health Care is a Right. I Support universal coverage--Medicare for all or a New England compact for single payer as we move toward federal coverage. This is my #1 priority; here are some doable solutions:

Fund the Expansion of Medicaid Immediately
Support Universal In-Home Care which will dramatically increase the quality of life of those in need of care, and of the (mostly women) caregivers.
Cut costs by promoting healthy living: sleep, exercise, nutritious food, three free prescriptions!
Increase support to our Community Based Mental Health system to provide the most effective treatment and to avoid ineffective and expensive hospital and incarceration costs.
Support alternative therapies for stress reduction, pain management and addiction such as acupuncture, massage, Reiki.

Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2018 Maine Governor race Nov 1, 2018

Shawn Moody: Wants health insurance open to competition amongst states

Work to bring back successful Maine reforms, overridden by Washington, that increase competition, allow the purchase of health insurance across state lines and lower costs for Maine people. Provide transparency so customers can compare prices between Maine hospitals for non-emergency services and treatments. Ensure those who receive government funded health care, if physically able; contribute something toward their own care to ensure costs are not just shifted onto other payers or taxpayers. Source: 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race website ShawnMoody.com Sep 1, 2018

Shawn Moody: Citizen referendum decided Medicaid expansion: make it work

He was asked about Medicaid expansion, passed by voters as a citizen referendum but so far blocked by LePage. He said that while that expansion money is "only targeted to a certain population of people and is a bailout to the ACA (Affordable Care Act)," nonetheless "it's been decided. The laws have been passed, and now we have to figure out how to work it out." Source: Foster's Daily Democrat on 2018 Maine gubernatorial race Aug 3, 2018

Mary Mayhew: Absolutely opposed to Medicaid expansion

Mayhew has adamantly opposed efforts to expand Medicaid, which she said will only increase the dependency of able-bodied adults on government entitlement programs, drain the state budget, and require cuts in services for the elderly and disabled. Medicaid expansion "creates a golden circle around able-bodied adults," Mayhew said.

Helping able-bodied adults return to the workforce should be the priority, which will leave more resources for the elderly and disabled, she said.

Source: The Lincoln County News on 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race Jul 5, 2017

Janet Mills: Her office took on drug manufacturer Mylan on price gouging

Last year, generic drug manufacturer Mylan jumped the price of a 2-pack of EpiPens, from about $100 in 2007 to over $600 last year. Last winter, the Maine Atty General's Office and Atty general's in 19 other states sued Mylan and 6 other generic drug companies for conspiring to artificially inflate prices and reduce competition for an antibiotic drug and an oral diabetes drug. Just because a drug is cheap for them to make does not mean any savings will be passed on to consumers. Source: Mills OpEd in Press Herald on 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race Jun 28, 2017

The above quotations are from 2018 Maine Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Click here for definitions & background information on Health Care. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Paul LePage on Health Care.
*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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