Healthcare

The Problem

Families are paying more for premiums, prescriptions, and basic care while corporate consolidation reduces competition and drives up prices. Too many people delay preventative care because the system is confusing, expensive, and unpredictable — and that makes outcomes worse and costs higher over time.

The Federal Gap

Federal policy shapes healthcare affordability through subsidy design, insurer oversight, prescription pricing rules, and enforcement against anti-competitive behavior. When oversight is weak and affordability tools don’t match real household costs, families get squeezed and the system becomes less stable. Accountability in this area is crucial.

My Principle

I believe ACA affordability subsidies — paired with strict oversight and real transparency — are the most practical vehicle to move this country toward universal healthcare. We can expand coverage without chaos by lowering real costs for families, enforcing accountability, and closing gaps that leave people uninsured or underinsured.

My Plan

Lower costs, strengthen access, and enforce accountability — with measurable results.

• Protect and strengthen ACA subsidies with strict oversight: ensure subsidies reduce real premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and stop abuse or price games.
• Increase price transparency: enforce clear, simple pricing for hospitals and insurers so families can compare and plan.
• Lower prescription drug costs: expand negotiation power and crack down on practices that keep prices artificially high.
• Strengthen competition and stop consolidation abuse: use federal oversight to challenge anti-competitive mergers that raise prices and reduce care options. This is my most effective tool as your representative, Allow me to work on your behalf.
• Expand access to primary and preventative care: support clinics and community providers that reduce ER dependence and improve long-term outcomes.

What Success Looks Like

• Lower monthly premiums and predictable out-of-pocket costs.
• More insured families in CA-35 with fewer gaps in coverage.
• Lower prescription drug prices and fewer surprise bills.
• More access to primary care — fewer avoidable ER visits.
• Federal oversight that produces measurable cost reductions, prevent fraud, and not worry about press releases.

Help Shape the Policy

If you’ve struggled with premiums, denied care, surprise billing, or prescription costs — I want to hear your story. Real stories build better policy.