2018 WI Governor's race: on Health Care


Scott Walker: Sue to repeal ObamaCare; reject Medicaid expansion

Q: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare? Accept ACA's Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Tony Evers (D): Support ACA. Accept Medicaid expansion.

Scott Walker (R): Repeal ACA. Suing to oppose ObamaCare

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

Tony Evers: Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion

Q: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare? Accept ACA's Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Tony Evers (D): Support ACA. Accept Medicaid expansion to "insure thousands more Wisconsinites who are struggling to find affordable health insurance."

Scott Walker (R): Repeal ACA. Suing to oppose ObamaCare & rejected Medicaid expansion, but used ObamaCare funding to help cover state costs.

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

Phil Anderson: Oppose ObamaCare

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Expand ObamaCare"?

A: Strongly Oppose- We must uncouple insurance from health care so that people have more affordable options.ÿ

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Wisconsin Governor candidate May 18, 2018

Kelda Helen Roys: Strongly support ObamaCare

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Expand ObamaCare"?

A: Strongly Support

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Wisconsin Governor candidate May 5, 2018

Kathleen Vinehout: Healthcare is more than a right; it's a moral obligation

It's our responsibility as a society to make sure that nobody goes without health care. People who are sick shouldn't have to worry about how to pay the bills. They should focus on becoming healthy. Healthcare is more than a right. It's a moral obligation of civilized society to all of its members. The Badger Health Benefits plan that I have authored would give Wisconsin the ability to assure patients and providers that our healthcare system will be stable despite changes at the federal level.
Source: 2018 Wisconsin Gubernatorial website KathleenVinehout.org Feb 22, 2018

Bob Harlow: Full health coverage of your choice, capped at 9% of income

My healthcare plan for Wisconsin provides full coverage for every Wiconsinite at a cost that is never more than 9% of your income. At the same time, it allows you to choose any doctor or specialist in the whole state of Wisconsin for each exam or procedure. It works like this.
Source: 2018 Wisconsin Gubernatorial campaign website BobHarlow.net Mar 15, 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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