Medicaid expansion is without a doubt the most important issue of the session. It has a broad range of support across our state. To boost our economy and help our hospitals, we need to provide everyone caught in the gap with affordable health coverage – not just the ones some republicans consider deserving. Is a woman who can only work half time because she is taking care of a sick family member deserving? Yes. Is a man suffering from a long-term illness and cannot work full-time deserving? Yes. Is someone working two jobs at a low wages deserving? Yes. Everyone deserves to be as healthy as they can be and have the health care coverage to pay for it. It helps them, it helps hospitals, it helps business, and it helps us all. We need to pass a Medicaid expansion plan that helps everyone stuck in the coverage gap.
Randolph Kosted
Kalispell