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Eric Hovde on Health Care

 

 


I think drug prices are wildly too high

Hovde: I'm the one who was against Big Pharma. It's your Wall Street partner who invests in Big Pharma. You oversee it and take massive amounts of money. I can't even believe she would say that I don't want to negotiate against drug prices. I think drug prices are wildly too high. I will actually do something about it because I'm not taking Big Pharma money. I'm not taking special-interest money. Her partner is making money off of it and doesn't even disclose the profit she's making.

Baldwin: It was my provision that allowed young people to stay on their parents health insurance until they turned 26. Sadly my opponent called that provision stupid and has said that he would overturn the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. He opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs. We need to build upon the Affordable Care Act and we need to build upon our efforts to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.

Source: C-Span transcript of 2024 Wisconsin Senate debate , Oct 18, 2024

ObamaCare is stupid to keep 26-yr-olds on parents' insurance

Health Care: Increase or decrease government support for health care?

Eric Hovde (R): Decrease. "Obamacare created monopolies and oligarchies and wiped out the family doctor." Repeal it. It's "stupid" to keep young adults on their parents' insurance until age 26. Would continue protecting benefits for pre-existing conditions.

Tammy Baldwin (D): Increase. "No American should have to choose between basic necessities... and paying for the drugs they need." Introduced the Capping Prescription Costs Act. Supports expanding Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid. Calls for addressing "racial disparities that exist in our nation's health care system."

Source: Guides.vote candidate survey on 2024 Wisconsin Senate race , Sep 9, 2024

Opposes repealing Obamacare, for Medicaid expansion

The republican caucus came within one vote of repealing healthcare for the least among us (about 50 million Americans), and our incumbent Senator voted multiple times to strip healthcare access for Wyomingites and all Americans. Our state refuses Medicaid expansion, free lunches for students living in poverty, etc.
Source: Oil City News on 2024 Wisconsin Senate race , Aug 2, 2024

The ACA has failed to live up to its expectation

Our healthcare system is deeply flawed and in need of reform. Over the last decade, quality of care has decreased, and insurance premiums have doubled, in some cases tripled. This is largely a result of the failures of Obamacare. Initially promised to be a groundbreaking reform aimed at providing affordable care for all, the ACA has failed to live up to its expectation. Instead of a decrease in healthcare costs, Americans have experienced a sharp increase in insurance premiums.
Source: 2024 Wisconsin Senate campaign website EricHovde.com , Feb 29, 2024

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