There is no question that the Affordable Care Act made significant improvements, but the reality is that our health care system is still not affordable for most Americans, with sky-high deductibles and out of control prescription costs meaning that care is still not universal. Val’s health care priorities include:

• Passing universal health care legislation to ensure that every American has access to affordable, quality care when they need it.
• Finally allowing Medicaid and Medicare to bargain with Big Pharma on prescription costs, and ensuring those savings are available to all Americans.
• Lowering unaffordable deductibles so that health insurance is an actual benefit, instead of a shell game.
• Protecting the integrity of Medicare and Social Security, so we can keep our promises to older Americans.
• Safeguarding abortion access and reproductive healthcare for all Americans.