State of Missouri secondary Archives: on Health Care

Lucas Kunce: Health care is a human right, we need universal system

Right now, all the power in our health care system is in the hands of a few massive corporations.

Most Americans are now just one medical emergency away from disaster. Lucas lived that personally when his sister's heart surgeries led to his parents' bankruptcy. Lucas believes health care is a human right. We need a universal health care system that empowers everyday people, not corporations seeking profit. And that includes protecting the right to abortion.

Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com Aug 12, 2021

Sarah Steelman: Pledge that every Missourian will have quality health care

Q: Will you pledge tonight, to all of us at Missouri Boys State, your commitment to getting quality affordable health care for everyone in Missouri?

A: Yeah. I'll pledge that. I want that. I want every Missourian to have quality health care.

Source: Q&A for governor's race, at MO Boys State in Warrensburg Jun 17, 2008

Tim Shepard: We should guarantee healthcare for every American

Healthcare is a human right, not a commodity that can be driven by economic competition to be priced out of reach for over 30 million people in the United States. In the wealthiest nation on earth, we owe it to ourselves to guarantee healthcare for every American. Medicare for All will allow people to seek employment opportunities that best fit with their talents and interests, instead of being trapped in a particular job based on the ability to afford health care. Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website TShepard.com Sep 2, 2021

Trudy Busch Valentine: Reduce costs so every family can have access to quality care

Trudy is still a nurse at heart today. Trudy serves on a nursing board and works with multiple charitable organizations that focus on children's issues. In 2019, Saint Louis University established the "Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing." As a former nurse, she knows first-hand how precious healthcare is to families, and how important it is to get healthcare costs down so that every family can have access to quality care.

Limiting the cost of insulin to $35. More than 37 million Americans live with diabetes, including at least 685,000 people in Missouri. On top of that, nearly 1.6 million people in our state--one third of the total adult population--have prediabetes. As too many families know, living with diabetes can be very expensive. That's why Trudy supports capping the cost of insulin to $35 a month. Missourians shouldn't have to choose between their health and their basic necessities.

Source: 2022 MO Senate campaign website TrudyBuschValentine.com Jul 31, 2022

Trudy Busch Valentine: Increase in-home and community services for seniors

The median yearly cost of in-home care with a home health aide in 2020 was $54,912. That's why in the Senate, Trudy will invest in in-home and community-based services for seniors under Medicaid. By increasing access to in-home and community services, we can ensure that low-income seniors have access to compassionate care at the end of life. Source: 2022 MO Senate campaign website TrudyBuschValentine.com Jul 31, 2022

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