Legislative District 28B: Davids — Trehus
Davids, 60, has been a financial planer since 1982 and is a former teacher and mayor of
1. If elected, what would be your top priority for the 2019 legislative session? Why are you running?
Davids: I'm seeking re-election to continue helping and serving the good people of
My top priority will continue to be making health care more affordable. We made great progress in this area last session, passing new laws that lower premium rates for those purchasing health insurance on the individual market and ending the double-digit increases they experienced every year since the implementation of Obamacare. We also provided more choices by bringing more competition into the market, ended surprise billing and provided better access to care. We're off to a great start, but there's still more work to be done.
Trehus: In 2019, we must provide another health care option for our small business people, farmers, and those working part-time jobs. I support the option for Minnesotans to buy into MinnesotaCare. In 2017,
2. End-of-session gridlock is becoming a recurring theme at the
Davids: I've always said making laws should not be easy. People have differing views, and many times in
Trehus: I will fight to end the current model of partisan gridlock and gamesmanship in
3. Do you support a public buy-in for MinnesotaCare, the state program for low-income people? What measures do you support to increase access to affordable health care?
Davids: Public buy-in for MinnesotaCare would be a disaster for Minnesotans because it would bankrupt our state and close rural hospitals and clinics because reimbursement rates would be so low they couldn't survive.
Remember, this public buy-in idea is promoted by the same liberals who forced Obamacare and MNsure down our throats, and promised "if you like your plan you can keep it" and would save families
I agree with our senior
Trehus: Yes. In addition, we need to increase the MinnesotaCare reimbursement rate. I support greater price transparency in the costs of procedures and prescription drugs. I support women's health and family planning. I support a strong medical research tradition, particularly through the
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