2024 NC Governor's race: on Health Care


Dale Folwell: Don't cover treatment for transgender state employees

The state treasurer manages the state's investments and its massive government employee pension funds. His office also oversees the health insurance program for state workers and teachers and their dependents. The State Health Plan has been sued over its decision--defended by Folwell--to decline covering gender-affirming treatments for transgender employees and their children.
Source: WTVD on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Mar 25, 2023

Dale Folwell: We don't consume health care; health care consumes us

Folwell has focused scrutiny on health care systems, and hospitals specifically. He's fond of repeating a phrase: "In the United States, we do not consume health care. Health care consumes us." Folwell says health insurers and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries have received fair criticism for their part in the country's more than $3.5 trillion health care bill. But he says hospitals are just as much to blame for what he calls one of the biggest wealth transfers of his lifetime.
Source: WUNC on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Dec 6, 2022

Mark Robinson: State can provide something better than Medicaid expansion

While a number of elected Republicans have changed their minds on Medicaid expansion recently, Robinson isn’t one of them. "I'm not in favor of Medicaid expansion," he said. "I hope that it fails because I don't want our health care in this state to be turned over to the federal government. … We have enough talented people in North Carolina that we can come up with our own healthcare system that would be far better than anything the federal government can provide in Medicaid expansion."
Source: Business N.C. on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Sep 6, 2022

Mark Robinson: Vaccinations for dangerous diseases; but COVID was overreach

Q: What most closely matches your view on healthcare?

A: [Chose choice C) "Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary." Comment:] If elected governor, my plan for improving healthcare for all North Carolinians includes creating more transparency in medical billing, tackling waste, fraud and abuse in the system to help further reduce costs and save taxpayer dollars, and supporting rural healthcare providers to make sure that North Carolinians of all backgrounds and communities can access the care they need.

Q: Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

A: I support current law that requires vaccinations for dangerous diseases before attending school with religious and medical exemptions. I oppose the overreach and mandates from the COVID-19 pandemic such as requiring COVID-19 vaccines.

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Mar 5, 2024

Dale Folwell: Clear Pricing Project: no secret healthcare contracts

Q: HEALTHCARE: Your view on healthcare?

A: As NC State Treasurer, I have led the fight by initiating the Clear Pricing Project (CCP) within the NC State Health Plan to fight the CARTEL and to get rid of secret healthcare contracts on behalf of those that teach, protect and otherwise serve. Push the power to the people: they know how to consume in the other 80% of their lives. This includes an immediate repeal of Certificate of Need (CON) No one in NC consumes healthcare, it consumes them.

Q: Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

A: As Treasurer, we stayed in the check delivery business by managing COVID with common sense & courtesy. Even with pressure from Gov. Cooper, we didn't require vaccinations at the Treasurer's office. As Governor, I wouldn't require COVID/vaccinations

Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race Mar 5, 2024

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
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U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
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