Health Care Policy

I won’t stop working
until every Hoosier has access
to affordable healthcare.

In America, healthcare is treated as a profit center, leading to tragically poor outcomes. Medicare for All is a proven solution. By building on programs like Medicare, we can guarantee coverage for every resident, end medical bankruptcies, and free people to choose their doctor without fear of financial ruin. It’s time to demand a system that serves people, not profits.

Chances are, you know someone (a family member, a friend, or a neighbor) who has been crushed by medical debt, who has delayed care because they couldn’t afford it, or who lives in fear of losing insurance. This isn’t just a personal issue; it’s a public crisis that affects all of us.

Join me in demanding that Congress face the facts: that our current healthcare system is dragging families into debt, delivering worse outcomes, and derailing our prosperity.

This is the message I will bring to Washington. This is why I am running for Congress.

For working families, seniors, and rural communities, the cost of our broken system is measured in lives lost and futures stolen. Compared to other nations, we suffer

the worst infant mortality,
the worst maternal mortality,
the most preventable death, and
on average, Americans die four years earlier than in countries with nonprofit healthcare systems.

All of this, despite paying the highest healthcare costs in the world. In Indiana, it is worse; we rank 39th in the US for life expectancy, and in our rural areas, it is even worse. These deaths are a direct result of political choices.

These are not just statistics. They represent the stress, suffering, and loss of our neighbors, our families, and ourselves. I have met parents caring for adult children with disabilities. Their greatest fear is what happens when they are gone, leaving their kids to navigate a system designed for denial. These are not rare cases; they are a national failure that touches every family.

The national health failure shows up not only in our life expectancy but in the stability of our communities. It is a fundamental injustice that we may go broke just trying to stay alive. Two-thirds of personal bankruptcies are caused by medical debt; a crisis that happens only in the U.S. In Indiana, it is worse; we have the 11th-highest share of residents with medical debt.

Even with insurance, 40 million Americans can’t afford their co-pays or deductibles, and one in five are forced to skip doses of their prescriptions because of high prices. For many families, critical care is delayed because they are forced to battle paperwork and billing disputes instead of focusing on recovery. In a country that values freedom, no one should have to choose between their health and their financial survival. With guaranteed care, you will be free to start a business, change jobs, or pursue your dreams without fear of losing coverage.

We are told that Medicare for All is an impossible dream. This is a lie. It is the global standard. More than 30 peer nations, covering 600 million people, have different versions of universal healthcare that deliver superior outcomes at lower costs. Every challenge (including cost, implementation, access, and staffing) has already been solved many times by many countries. The UK, for example, transitioned to a universal healthcare system in just three years, proving that smart reform can be fast and effective.

We do not need to start from scratch; we can build on what works. Our own government-administered systems (Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP) already serve over 100 million Americans and are more efficient than any private insurer. Medicare’s administrative cost is just 1.3 percent, compared with 12 to 18 percent for private insurers. That is money we could put into saving lives instead of padding corporate profits. This efficiency could save $450 billion each year.

Why are we stuck with a system that underperforms? Because of the politics of profit and obstruction. This broken system funnels billions into the pockets of a few corporations, and they will do anything to keep it. They keep us sick with six tricks—six lies that prevent real reform:

False Universality: They claim they want everyone covered, but what they really want is everyone covered in the high-cost system that lines their pockets.
Incremental Stalling: They offer “gradual” fixes that stall progress while 68,000 Americans die every year.
Sabotage of Public Systems: They weaken what does work, like Medicare and Medicaid, so people fear public solutions. Privatization is piracy.
Complexity as a Smokescreen: They bury us in details to make change feel impossible. But the UK did it in three years—complexity is no excuse.
Empty Advocacy: They profess to care but do nothing.
Diversions into Niche Models: They distract with “innovations” like concierge care or health-sharing plans that leave millions behind.

The Affordable Care Act was a compromise that got millions covered. Opponents tried to repeal it nearly 100 times, and failing that, they undercut it to drag it into the same failure as the rest of the for-profit system. We must not let the same sabotage happen again.

This is not an academic exercise. It is life and death, and the suffering of all of us. New budget cuts are threatening hospital closures and eliminating vital services for children and adults with disabilities. Medicare for All means keeping rural hospitals open and saving local jobs. It means equal access for rural communities, not just big cities.

Some in Congress are advancing privatization proposals that weaken the programs Americans rely on. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is a prime example, seeking nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts over ten years, imposing work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and eliminating minimum staffing requirements in nursing homes. We cannot let them succeed.

The bottom line is clear: This for-profit healthcare system does not profit us. Medicare for All is not just a policy; it is a promise of freedom, security, and fairness. It works better, costs less, and saves lives.

Imagine an Indiana where no parent has to choose between their child’s health and their family’s financial future. Imagine a state where every person has access to the care they need, not just the care they can afford. That’s the future we can build together.