Issue Position: Health, Access, and Safety

Issue Position

As a Maine-trained family physician providing primary care to people from all walks of life, I routinely see how access to care matters. The evidence is clear that universal access is a hallmark of high-functioning and lower-cost health systems, which is why I have fought to expand primary care, increase coverage, and preserve protections for pre-existing conditions. Because health and other public issues greatly influence each other, carrying out the Hippocratic Oath for me includes taking a stand on issues that connect to health and wellness. For example, I have forcefully and effectively advocated for Mainecare expansion, fair access to reproductive healthcare, mental health and substance treatment programs, public health efforts, and common sense gun safety.

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