Gubernatorial candidate backs opioid plan, not Medicaid plan
Today, the lieutenant governor runs against the policies of another Republican, her boss, in her bid to succeed
"Do I think the outcome is going to be the same? I absolutely do," she said. "We are going to win."
A key difference this time is she must first get past the party's endorsed candidate,
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE PROFILES:
As a part of the Kasich administration, she campaigned for her boss when he sought the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. She has his endorsement for governor.
But she allies herself with
"I'm going to be clear about this,"
While in the
Doubling as superintendent of insurance, she and
"It was his decision to make," she said.
That program would end under a
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"Medicaid expansion is not financially sustainable," she said. "It's not, and it's not going to be under a (federal) waiver program either...A good bit of those in that Medicaid expansion are able-bodied adults, and our focus should be on getting able-bodied adults back to work."
She proposes reforming the traditional Medicaid program for the poor and changing state law to allow patients to enter agreements with their doctors for a monthly fee to provide all their primary care.
She would ask voters to approve a bond issue to finance incentives for expanded programming and bricks-and-mortar construction in the private and non-profit sectors to address
"I'm speaking from personal experience," she said. "(Recovery housing is) one of the most critical pieces that I believe is necessary in order for people, in an accountable, safe way, to acclimate back into their communities -- getting a job, going to the grocery store, all the things that you and I do every single day and don't give it a second thought."
To bolster her ticket's conservatative credentials, she picked retired Proctor & Gamble executive
She talks about her role under
Despite her own lengthy tenure in state office, she uses
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"There was no wrongdoing there...,"
And she was accused of not staying on top of things in her own office when it was revealed a key staff member falsified payroll records to be paid for hours not worked.
"We had an individual that I offered flexibility with regard to the schedule because of a family situation,"
A DeWine ad also accuses her of using her office to financially benefit the construction business she and her husband own.
"Not at all surprised,"
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