Health care

Opposed 2025 federal Medicaid cuts, saying "the people who need health care coverage are going to lose it."

Opposed Medicaid cuts and efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act at a January 2026 town hall in Wisconsin.

Introduced a bill to lengthen short-term insurance plans, saying "Obamacare reduced health insurance options and caused premiums to skyrocket."

Said as president he would pursue a plan to "supersede Obamacare" that would "lower prices for people so that they can afford health care."

Proposed canceling medical debt for up to 3 million Americans and expanding Medicare drug price negotiations.

Said federal limits on doctors and hospitals leave health care without competition; favors a free-market system.

Backed extending ACA health care tax credits and said Republicans "chose higher prices for Americans" by blocking an extension.

Opposes full Medicaid expansion, saying it would "take 713,000 people off private-sector insurance and put them on Medicaid"; backs the Pathways program.

Supports decreasing the federal role, repealing the ACA and increasing competition.

Said in 2026 the GOP made no serious effort to "repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance."

No clear public position found yet.

Under his budget, Medi-Cal eligibility expanded to all low-income undocumented adults starting Jan. 1, 2024.

Cosponsored the Medicare for All Act of 2025, which would set up a national Medicare-for-All health insurance program.

Strongly supports the ACA, tried to restore its enhanced premium credits and opposed the 2025 Medicaid changes.

Introduced a 2025 bill to open HSAs to all and expand association health plans: "we need more choice and competition."

Favors letting people decide how to spend their health care dollars.

Warned against federal Medicaid cuts, saying "there is no back-filling at the state level."

Her 2024 platform called for Medicare for All as a step toward a UK-style national health service replacing private insurance.

Would allow every American of any age to join Medicare.

Said in 2024 he wants everyone covered through "some more choice in our healthcare system" rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Led a bill to make the enhanced ACA premium tax credits permanent, saying "Every person should have access to affordable health care."

Says he supports "the spirit of Medicare for All" but that "eliminating private insurance for millions of Americans is not a realistic strategy."

Defended 2025 federal Medicaid changes, saying the program is not for "able-bodied people between the ages of 19-64 who could get a job but simply aren't."