Our healthcare system has lost its humanity. Republican policies and corporate profit-first models have priced families out of care—whether coverage comes through an employer or the marketplace. Without action, rural hospitals will close and local economies will suffer.

The Healthcare Crisis: It’s Ugly History.

The recent "Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1) should really be called the "Big Billionaire Bill." It's caused two critical problems.

First, it's already doubled and tripled healthcare premiums for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. What's worse: when healthy people drop coverage because they can't afford it, everyone's premiums will rise even more.

Second, the same bill slashed Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion and—in a particularly cruel move—tied work requirements to the benefits. The result? Between 370,000 to 620,000 Georgians will lose coverage. Our struggling rural hospitals now face closure. Instead of expanding Medicaid, Republicans created "Georgia Pathways" in a smoke and mirrors move, stripping coverage from poor, disabled, and caregiving Georgians who could not meet these standards.

I Commit to driving people-first solutions that prioritize healing, not billing.

First, offer a public option. Georgia can provide basic coverage to anyone who wants it. Without stockholder profits and large CEO salaries to protect, the state can offer lower premiums than private insurers—expanding access while creating competition that holds down costs. I commit to driving this discussion and this vote.

Second, expand Medicaid now. Even after federal cuts, expansion will increase healthcare access and help save our rural hospitals. Every delay means more Georgians without care. I commit to driving this discussion and this vote.

Finally, we need fundamental change. Moving forward, we must realign massive corporate healthcare profits back to where they belong—with patient care and providers, not stockholders and CEO's. I commit to driving this discussion and those votes.