Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

I believe that affordable health care is a right, not a privilege. As a parent of a child with a disability who was labeled as having a pre-existing condition when we purchased insurance for our small business, I understand first-hand how difficult it can be to provide for your child when your health care premiums are through the roof. I disagree with Governor Bevin in his position that individuals must be contributing members of society before they are eligible for monetary support for healthcare. In fact, I think it is access to healthcare, including mental health care, that allows a person to work as well as to otherwise contribute to society through volunteerism and/or further education. I will strive to understand the health care system from the perspective of all stakeholders. Following Martin Luther King, Jr., I believe that "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane"

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