Affordable, accessible health care is a human right. The pandemic revealed the inequalities in our healthcare system – that so many suffer from underlying conditions, and too many Americans still do not have meaningful health coverage. It is wrong that working families here in Pinellas still do not have access to affordable health coverage or that so many families suffer from surprise medical bills if they visit a hospital. We can and must do better.
In the Legislature, I’ve consistently argued that Florida should join most other states in expanding Medicaid to cover more than 900,000 low-income residents. In Congress, I will continue to push for incentives to encourage Florida and the few remaining hold-out states to embrace Medicaid expansion.
I’ll work to continue to improve the Affordable Care Act and the protections it offers, such as guaranteeing no one can be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions.
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