Issue Position: Health Care
Issue Position
Issues: Health Insurance
As the wealthiest nation in the world, our healthcare system is a disgrace. Private insurance companies eat up as much as 1/3 of our healthcare dollars. I worked in a bipartisan manner to expand the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in Ohio in 2006. The program now covers more than 220,000 children in Ohio.
I have been a strong advocate for Medicaid Expansion in Ohio, a program which helps people stay employed and remained active citizens. I have been a primary sponsor of Ohio's Single-Payer Universal Health Care Legislation since 2003.
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