Ruben Kihuen on Health Care

Expand Medicaid to ensure that no American is uninsured

I am proud to have fought for an expansion in Medicaid and the successful implementation of the ACA here in Nevada.

In Congress, I will:
• Fight any attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
• Demand lower prescription drug prices and give Medicare the ability to negotiate lower prices.
• Expand Medicaid in all states to ensure that no American is uninsured because their Governor decided that ideology is more important than making healthcare available to their constituents.

Opposes repealing mandated health insurance.

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Repealing the Nationalized Health Care System that Forces Citizens to Buy Insurance or Pay Fines' The Christian Coalition notes, "You can help make sure that voters have the facts BEFORE they cast their votes. We have surveyed candidates in the most competitive congressional races on the issues that are important to conservatives."

Opposes repealing the 2010 affordable care act.

The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?' Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."