Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

1. Accept the Medicaid Expansion - Medicaid expansion will cover 400,000 Virginians, bring $21 billion in taxpayer dollars back to Virginia by 2021, and is estimated to create 33,000 jobs here in the Commonwealth. This policy that is both morally right and good for Virginia's economy.

2. Modernize and reform our healthcare delivery system - By reorganizing the way state health plans and delivery systems are managed we can save time and money while delivering better value for our tax dollars.

3. Stand up for a woman's right to choose and protect the doctor-patient relationship - Under no circumstances should legislators ever intrude between a patient and his or her doctor. That includes women's reproductive rights, medical testing, and any new burdens on this important relationship. The ability to plan their families has been critical to women's strides in education, the workplace, and the home. Family planning decisions are best made between a woman and her doctor, without interference from legislators in Richmond.

4. Reduce Teen Pregnancy - Supporting evidence-based programs in schools can lead to dramatic reductions in teen pregnancy. We owe it to our young people to give them the facts.

5. Healthy mothers, healthy babies - All women should have access to the care and services they need to ensure a healthy pregnancy and provide their children with a healthy start in life. Virginia's child healthcare insurance program, FAMIS, provides access to health insurance and medical care for children, while FAMIS MOMS provides coverage for pregnant women. As a member of the General Assembly, Michael will support increase funding for FAMIS and restore and increase funding for FAMIS MOMS.

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