Health Care

Covers: Insurance costs, prescription drugs, hospitals, Medicaid, the ACA, medical debt and access to care.

Includes: Insurance costs · Prescription drug prices

Where the Candidates Stand

Positions appear only when documented in a candidate's own statements, votes or official record, with the source linked. We never infer a position from party.

U.S. Senate

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Ken PaxtonRSupports the Make America Healthy Again agenda, including more transparency from drug and food companies. (source)

James TalaricoDSupports protecting the Affordable Care Act and reversing recent cuts to ACA tax credits, Medicare and Medicaid. (source)

Ted BrownLSupports free-market health care without government involvement. (source)

Governor

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Greg AbbottRCampaign cites the Make Texas Healthy Again Act and rural health funding. (source)

Gina HinojosaDProposes banning bad-faith insurance denials, covering every Texas child, and strengthening rural hospitals. (source)

Pat DixonLResearch in progress

Lieutenant Governor

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Dan PatrickRResearch in progress

Vikki GoodwinDSupports expanding Medicaid in Texas. (source)

Anthony CristoLResearch in progress

Kevin McCormickGSupports Medicare for All, funded by the federal government. (source)

Attorney General

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Mayes MiddletonRResearch in progress

Nathan JohnsonDResearch in progress

Tom OxfordLResearch in progress

County Judge

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Patrick Von DohlenRResearch in progress

Ron NirenbergDResearch in progress

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