2019 KY Governor's race: on Health Care
Robert Goforth:
Expand coverage to help fellow Kentuckians
Q: Will you protect or even expand access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act?A: I believe in expanding health coverage where we can reasonably do it, and
I'm not for wholesale chopping of huge numbers of people off Medicaid. The working poor and unemployed and underemployed Kentuckians need help. We cannot turn a blind eye to the plight of thousands upon thousands of our fellow Kentuckians.
Source: KFTC.org on 2019 Kentucky Gubernatorial race
Aug 7, 2019
Andy Beshear:
Protections for pre-existing conditions; stop lifetime caps
[As Attorney General], all of the work we do is built on helping people. That's why I've defended health care protections for people with pre-existing conditions and fought to stop lifetime caps for people with conditions like diabetes or
Crohn's disease. I also released a comprehensive health care plan that ensures every Kentuckian can access quality health care and drives down the cost of prescription drugs.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal on 2019 Kentucky governor's race
May 10, 2019
Matt Bevin:
Parents should be free to vaccinate their children or not
"Why are we forcing kids to get it [the chickenpox vaccine]? If you are worried about your child getting chickenpox or whatever else, vaccinate your child. ... But for some people, and for some parents, for some reason they choose otherwise.
This is America. The federal government should not be forcing this upon people. They just shouldn't."
Source: People Magazine on 2019 Kentucky governor's race
Mar 21, 2019
Adam Edelen:
Protect ObamaCare and expanded Medicaid
Protecting and Funding Healthcare for Kentucky: In recent years Kentucky finally took some bold, and long overdue, steps forward in offering affordable and reliable healthcare to our people. Since then however, Kentucky families have watched
Washington DC and Frankfort politicians play cat and mouse with their healthcare, erecting barriers to enrollment and programs designed to discourage Kentuckians from signing up for the affordable healthcare they need.
It's time to stop using the healthcare of over 500,000 Kentuckians as a political football. Adam Edelen is committed to not only protecting the coverage of those who receive health insurance from the
ACA but also working to strengthen the financial position of Kentucky's recently expanded Medicaid population.
Source: 2019 Kentucky governor campaign website AdamEdelen.com
Dec 31, 2018
Rocky Adkins:
No one should ever have to delay care to pay bills
As a 23-year cancer survivor, I know the importance of high-quality, affordable health care. Early diagnosis and treatment for any disease is paramount to building a healthy state. No Kentuckian should ever have to delay care, or make the
tough decision between purchasing prescription medication or paying their electric bill. We must pass sensible policies that keep Kentucky healthy, while supporting our health care providers.
We should also look at ways we can increase access to health care for our veterans. The men and women who have served our country deserve affordable and timely care.
Lastly, it is imperative to the future of our Commonwealth that we work to curb the opioid epidemic. We must pass sensible legislation that will keep our neighborhoods safe and increase access to treatment programs.
Source: 2019 Kentucky governor campaign website RockyAdkins.com
Dec 31, 2018
Andy Beshear:
Protect ObamaCare: lives hang in the balance
Attorney General Beshear is taking legal action on behalf of 1.3 million Kentuckians who may lose health care after a federal judge determined ObamaCare to be unconstitutional last week. Beshear announced that he would join 15 other attorneys general
across the country to oppose a Texas judge's ruling last week against the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed by former President Barack Obama."With Kentuckians facing so many needs, we cannot allow a Texas court to strip coverage away
from our Kentucky families," Beshear said in a statement. Beshear said "lives hang in the balance" and that he plans to file a legal challenge. "For so many families it is a matter of life and death," Beshear said. "If Kentuckians understand what is at
stake, then they'll be supportive of us overturning this ruling."
Beshear listed the loss of mandatory coverage for pre-existing conditions, expanded Medicaid, and children being able to stay on a parent's insurance until age 26 among his top concerns.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal on 2019 Kentucky governor race
Dec 17, 2018
Rocky Adkins:
Survived cancer at age 35, with chemo & surgery
Here are [three] things to know about Kentucky state Rep. Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, who announced that he is running for governor of Kentucky.- He has hoops credentials Adkins played point guard for Morehead State
University and was captain of the team his junior and senior years. As a senior in 1983, Morehead won the Ohio Valley Conference championship and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Syracuse.
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He is a cancer survivorAt age 35 he was diagnosed with "a very rare tumor in the small intestines." He underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He said he's had no signs of any recurrence. "I've been very blessed," he
said. "I'm very healthy. I'm still shooting jump shots."
- He was a schoolteacherAdkins said he taught for one year after graduating from Morehead.
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal on 2019 Kentucky governor race
Nov 14, 2018
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