I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, and the bills totaled over half a million dollars. Luckily, I had health insurance, but many Coloradans don’t and even more will be losing coverage soon. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy and is crushing Coloradans. We shouldn’t have to choose between our health and paying for groceries or a roof over our heads. I will fight for a health care system that ensures all of us stay healthy, including:

• Protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions.

• Funding for mental health and substance use conditions, as the federal government slashes funding.

• Investing in public health infrastructure, including funding our public hospitals and expanding mobile and rural healthcare services to address inequities.

• Working towards “Medicare for All” or similar universal coverage plan.

• Penalizing insurers who act in bad faith by repeatedly denying care.