An RN, Joyce Barlow places focus on Medicaid expansion in 151 race
A Democrat and a registered nurse by trade, Barlow will have to unseat Republican
The two will be paired in the
"I'm running because I want to see more done for health care, not only in
Barlow said if elected she would join other
"The first thing I'm concerned about is the expansion of Medicaid," she said. "Because Medicaid expansion needs to be done. We are one of the states that didn't accept the Medicaid expansion money. And the people in the rural counties are the ones hurting. The people I am going to be addressing are in
It is also one of
"That is is why I am in favor of Medicaid expansion," Barlow said. "It would help people who don't have the money to pay for regular health insurance. Because if you get sick, and you don't have anything, that's the first thing they ask for -- be it a doctor's office, hospital or elsewhere -- 'What form of payment are you going to make?' Then they tell you you have to pay first. They want a card and a co-pay before you are seen."
Expanding Medicaid, however, is going to be a hard sell in the
"I realize that, but I still have to go try because if you never give anything a try you never know," Barlow said. "It's like when I opened my business. People told me I needed to stay with the hospital because it was steady work. But time brings about change, and you've got to work for that change. You have to be willing to talk with the people across the aisle and ask 'What about the rural areas?' Everyone cannot live in a metropolitan area because it would be a nightmare.
"I used to work
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