How to contain COVID-19 in rural America
The decisions being made by our nation’s leaders will determine the direction our country takes as we respond and recover from this pandemic event. Please, do not leave rural America behind.
Health Care
Big Pharma Profits and COVID-19
Iowa Community Leaders want Guarantee that COVID-19 Vaccine and Treatments will be Accessible and Affordable to Everyone
To slow down coronavirus, we need a public health approach that’s truly ‘public’
Protecting the public health of all us requires protecting the health of each of us, without exception.
Who is Senator Ernst Representing?
Senator Ernst needs to know that playing politics and rewarding big donors is not why she was elected.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
There’s an old saying that “talk is cheap.” When it comes to our healthcare, President Trump’s and Senator Joni Ernst’s past and current actions are much more indicative of their positions than what they are saying. In fact, the President’s 2021 budget blueprint reprises the same harmful proposals we’ve seen in previous budgets, doubling down on policies […]
The Health Care Message Voters Need to Hear on the Debate Stage
The Democratic candidates for president have another chance at tonight’s debate to do what should have happened long ago — clearly and strongly let the American people know that the real enemy of affordable quality health care is Donald Trump. The last Democratic debate occurred one day after two Republican judges sided with Donald Trump’s […]
There’s a maternal health crisis in Iowa that needs to be fixed
No pregnant mom should have to worry that there will be no safe place to deliver her baby in the community where she lives.
Sen. Ernst’s votes harm rural Iowa and our health care
I take issue with the claims Senator Joni Ernst has recently made about her history of protecting Iowans’ health care. I do not think leaders like Senator Ernst appreciate the effect her actions have on patients, and she pays a lot more attention to what drug and insurance companies want. My experience in and journey […]
Why Democrats keep winning on health care
We are roughly a year from the 2020 elections and there’s every indication that health care will remain at the very top of voters concerns.
The Human Cost of Insulin For Iowans
No matter where you live, what you look like or how much is in your wallet, everyone deserves access to affordable medicine, including basic prescriptions like insulin. “I’m 75 years old and for the last 5 years I have had to go to work 6 days a week just to pay for insulin and other […]