Affordable Health Care
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson strongly believes in every American’s access to quality and comprehensive healthcare, no matter what their socioeconomic status may be. Healthcare is a basic human right and she believes that it is our responsibility to ensure that those who are often marginalized can get the medical care that they need. Former President Barack Obama made historical progress in universal health care when he passed the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act represented a huge step toward bridging the coverage gap by expanding Medicaid eligibility, protecting consumers from a lack of service and regulating health insurance industries. This progress was hard won, and Congresswoman Wilson will continue to advocate for the protections the ACA trailblazed.
She firmly opposes Republican efforts to make cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, especially when those cuts are made to make way for tax reductions aimed at the ultra-rich and top 1%. She co-sponsored the Medicare for All bill in line with this philosophy. This legislation would provide comprehensive health care to every American with no premiums, co-payments or deductibles, expanding coverage to dental, hearing and vision services and allowing every American the freedom to choose their doctors without bureaucratic red tape getting in the way. With costs rising more every day, high insurance premiums and medical costs are becoming unreasonable for the middle and lower class to keep up with. We need health care policy reform to address this gap and to continue the fight for affordable health care for all Americans.