Audrey on Healthcare
Fight for Rural Healthcare
A Message from Audrey
Every American deserves access to high‑quality, affordable healthcare, and no one should go bankrupt or be denied coverage because of a pre‑existing condition. I’ll fight to lower prescription drug costs, protect and expand Medicare, and keep healthcare dollars in our district by empowering preventive care, primary care access, mental health resources, and addiction recovery services.
Rural Northern California faces unique barriers, from maternity deserts to hospital and clinic closures. These problems have been made worse by recent federal legislation that cuts Medicaid funding and threatens the survival of rural hospitals. It’s time we stood up against these harmful reforms.
Audrey on Healthcare
Fight for Rural Healthcare
A Message from Audrey
Incentivize healthcare professionals to work in rural and underserved areas by offering student loan forgiveness and relocation incentives.
Northern California is in a full-blown healthcare crisis.
The Affordable Care Act helped our region by expanding coverage and reducing the uninsured rate. But families are still being crushed by rising premiums, surprise bills, and limited provider access. Even those with insurance often skip care because they can’t afford to use it. Our healthcare system is failing real people, and it’s actively leaving rural Americans behind.
Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy. Every person, no matter their income, zip code, age, or health history, deserves access to high-quality care.
The Affordable Care Act was a critical step forward: it expanded coverage to more than 17 million Americans, protected people with pre-existing conditions, and allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26. But that progress is under attack.
Trump and Republicans in Congress are rolling back protections, cutting Medicaid and Medicare, and defunding programs that help working families afford basic care. These rollbacks threaten the health and stability of our seniors, our children, and our rural communities, where access is already stretched thin.
We need to defend the gains we’ve made and build on them. That means reducing premiums and deductibles, ending price gouging by pharmaceutical companies, and investing in rural health infrastructure so every person, no matter where they live, can access the care they need, when they need it.
As your Representative, I will:
These aren’t just policy goals. They’re personal priorities. I’ve lived in a rural district with no gynecological oncologists and have personally driven hundreds of miles for care. We deserve better, and I’m ready to fight for it.
