2018 UT Senate race: on Health Care


Craig Bowden: ObamaCare only benefits the insurance companies

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Expand ObamaCare"?

A: No.

Q: Do you mean "repeal without a replacement" or "repeal and replace"? And if the latter, replace with what?

A:Full repeal, as it really only benefits the insurance companies. Replace with free market reforms that will drive down costs, such as allowing more competition with buying across state lines, eliminating taxes on medical equipment, etc.

Source: OnTheIssues follow-up with 2018 Utah Senate candidate Mar 1, 2018

Jenny Wilson: Keep ObamaCare individual insurance mandate

Wilson criticized the elimination of the Affordable Care Act's individual insurance mandate, which she said is being used to finance $300 billion in corporate tax cuts.

Critics of the tax legislation, including Wilson, however, say only the top 1 percent of Americans and large corporations will get the most relief.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune on 2018 Utah Senate race Dec 21, 2017

Jenny Wilson: Medicaid money can fight opioid crisis

Wilson, who serves on the Utah Attorney General's Opioid Task Force, has been a strong supporter of prioritizing funding and expanding treatment. Recently she voted in favor of expanding jail beds in Salt Lake County so that dealers can be put behind bars and victims can be taken to treatment. She pointed out that over $1 billion in federal dollars of Utah have been sent to other states because Utah leaders refused to expand Medicaid.
Source: 2018 Utah Senatorial website WilsonForSenate.com Oct 1, 2017

Danny Drew: Replacements for ObamaCare should be non-partisan

One of the biggest talking points during the 2009 debate over the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) was that it wasn't bi-partisan. Yes the provisions were added in committee in a bi-partisan way but that no Republican would or did vote for it.

Now, Senator Hatch has joined a group of 15 republicans who are secretly creating a plan for the US Senate. Not only bypassing the appropriate Committees but ensuring that this bill will also be completely partisan.

Source: Facebook posting by candidate for 2018 Utah Senatorial race Jun 14, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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