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Tony Evers on Health Care |
The Affordable Care Act ensures coverage for millions of Wisconsinites, including folks who have pre-existing conditions. Women are no longer charged more than men. We no longer have annual or lifetime limits on the care patients receive. So, I promise you this: I will fight every effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, just as I have since Day One as governor.
Summary by Wisconsin Examiner: AB 26 facilitates direct primary care agreements, allowing a patient (or their representative or employer) to have a contract for primary-care services by that provider and have it be exempt from insurance law. The amendment, which was adopted along strict party lines, eliminated the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of citizenship status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, national origin and sexual orientation.
Veto Message: I object to allowing a health care provider to choose not to enter into a direct primary care agreement with a patient based on the patient's genetics, national origin, gender identity, citizenship status, or whether the patient is LGBTQ. I believe that all individuals should be treated equally.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Assembly 61-36-2 on 1/21/20; Passed Senate 20-13-0 on 2/20/20; Vetoed by Gov. Evers on 2/8/20.
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.
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