Health insurance companies
What rules health insurers must follow on what plans cover, which plans they may sell, how they set premiums and how they answer to customers.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans24 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Hold health insurance companies accountable13Make health insurance more affordable7Make insurers pay for needed care instead of denying it4Simplify health insurance and cut its paperwork and overhead4Cap patients' out-of-pocket costs3End surprise medical bills3Require health plans to cover essential care and pre-existing conditions3Restrict short-term, limited-coverage health plans1
Hold health insurance companies accountable
13 members“Restoring competition and unrigging our economy is existential for our country. We need to fight back against big oil to protect our environment. We need to go toe-to-toe with big tech to protect our privacy, our kids’ mental health, and our small business owners. And we need to take on big pharma and big insurance companies to make sure every American has access to high quality and affordable health care.”View on their website ↗
“Hold insurance companies accountable for driving up prices. Hold insurance companies accountable by lowering premiums and eliminating surprise bills, hidden fees, and denials that put profits over patients.”View on their website ↗
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”View on their website ↗
“Like restoring Medicaid cuts, taking on insurance companies overcharging you, and ending the tariffs that are raising our costs.”View on their website ↗
“End the influence of private insurance companies”View on their website ↗
“I believe healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. I'll fight for Medicare for All, cancel medical debt, and take on insurers and Big Pharma so every family can afford care.”View on their website ↗
“Hold big insurers accountable—ending surprise billing and capping out-of-pocket costs.”View on their website ↗
“I don’t take any corporate PAC money, so I can actually take on the corporate monopolies and health insurance companies that keep raising costs, suppressing wages, and extracting obscene profits at our expense.”View on their website ↗
“Nancy’s face-to-face encounter with a broken system has made the fight for quality, affordable healthcare personal, making her the candidate who will push back against party politics, stand up to price-gouging drug and insurance companies, and work with the urgency necessary to lower the cost of care for every family in SC-01.”View on their website ↗
“I’m running for Congress to stand up to both parties, and the drug and insurance companies jacking up healthcare costs.”View on their website ↗
“Stop insurance company CEOs and big hospital executives from boosting their profits with unfair practices.”View on their website ↗
“Nobody should have to choose between paying the rent and seeing a doctor. I’ll fight to lower health care costs by protecting coverage, reducing prescription drug prices, and standing up to policies that put insurance company profits ahead of patients.”View on their website ↗
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“No more insurance company greed, no more denying care for profit, no more tying your healthcare to your job, and no more bankrupting families over medical bills.”View on their website ↗
“But we need to do more, like lowering prescription drug costs, expanding coverage, and lowering premiums so more Americans can be insured. We need a Congress that will stand up to the pharmaceutical and insurance industry lobbyists who are blocking progress.”View on their website ↗
“Surrounded by supporters, Stefany Shaheen filed to run for Congress in New Hampshire’s first district, vowing to take on Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and the insurance companies that are preventing Americans from getting health care.”View on their website ↗
Make health insurance more affordable
7 members“Hold insurance companies accountable for driving up prices. Hold insurance companies accountable by lowering premiums and eliminating surprise bills, hidden fees, and denials that put profits over patients.”View on their website ↗
“With Medicare as a choice, everyone will have a guaranteed affordable option. Large corporate health care companies such as Wellmark or UnitedHealth will have to compete with a reasonably-priced option and can no longer price-gouge Iowans – which will bring down premiums for everyone through greater competition.”View on their website ↗
“Lower the cost of drugs and healthcare premiums by holding Big Pharma and insurance companies accountable and creating a public option for health insurance”View on their website ↗
“Cap premiums and out-of-pocket costs—It shouldn’t matter where you get your insurance—public or private; everyone deserves affordable care.”View on their website ↗
“All Americans deserve quality insurance they can afford to use.”View on their website ↗
“But we need to do more, like lowering prescription drug costs, expanding coverage, and lowering premiums so more Americans can be insured. We need a Congress that will stand up to the pharmaceutical and insurance industry lobbyists who are blocking progress.”View on their website ↗
“Scott will also bring his state-level work to force insurance companies to cover more health care more affordably, including mental health care, to the federal level.”View on their website ↗
Make insurers pay for needed care instead of denying it
4 members“Hold insurance companies accountable for driving up prices. Hold insurance companies accountable by lowering premiums and eliminating surprise bills, hidden fees, and denials that put profits over patients.”View on their website ↗
“Reform the insurance system so that when people pay for insurance, they can expect to be protected when something happens – from healthcare to flooding.”View on their website ↗
“Pass legislation requiring insurers to fairly and promptly reimburse rural hospitals, cutting the enormous administrative costs of fighting endless denials”View on their website ↗
“No more insurance company greed, no more denying care for profit, no more tying your healthcare to your job, and no more bankrupting families over medical bills.”View on their website ↗
Simplify health insurance and cut its paperwork and overhead
4 members“Reform and reduce administrative overhead and cut waste in the insurance industry”View on their website ↗
“We also need price transparency requirements for medical procedures so people know exactly what they’re paying, caps on out-of-pocket expenses, reforms to reduce administrative overhead and waste in the insurance system, and fight for a public option in healthcare so everyone can afford care.”View on their website ↗
“Pass legislation requiring insurers to fairly and promptly reimburse rural hospitals, cutting the enormous administrative costs of fighting endless denials”View on their website ↗
“Cut the complexity of care for patients and providers by standardizing insurance paperwork and billing requirements, and modernizing the Prior Authorization process.”View on their website ↗
“Working families shouldn’t need a law degree to figure out whether they’re covered or what something will cost. A healthcare system that makes people afraid to seek care isn’t working. It’s failing the very people it’s supposed to protect.”View on their website ↗
Cap patients' out-of-pocket costs
3 members“We also need price transparency requirements for medical procedures so people know exactly what they’re paying, caps on out-of-pocket expenses, reforms to reduce administrative overhead and waste in the insurance system, and fight for a public option in healthcare so everyone can afford care.”View on their website ↗
“Cap premiums and out-of-pocket costs—It shouldn’t matter where you get your insurance—public or private; everyone deserves affordable care.”View on their website ↗
“Hold big insurers accountable—ending surprise billing and capping out-of-pocket costs.”View on their website ↗
End surprise medical bills
3 members“Ending Surprise Medical Bills: Strengthen laws to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges and junk insurance plans.”View on their website ↗
“Hold insurance companies accountable for driving up prices. Hold insurance companies accountable by lowering premiums and eliminating surprise bills, hidden fees, and denials that put profits over patients.”View on their website ↗
“Hold big insurers accountable—ending surprise billing and capping out-of-pocket costs.”View on their website ↗
Require health plans to cover essential care and pre-existing conditions
3 members“In my role as a state Representative, I passed laws expanding access to health coverage and preventive care, including insurance reforms and protections for essential screenings.”View on their website ↗
“Protect and expand telehealth access and require meaningful insurance coverage so rural Coloradans can see specialists and other providers without traveling hours for routine appointments”View on their website ↗
“Scott will also bring his state-level work to force insurance companies to cover more health care more affordably, including mental health care, to the federal level.”View on their website ↗
Restrict short-term, limited-coverage health plans
1 member“Ending Surprise Medical Bills: Strengthen laws to protect consumers from unexpected out-of-network charges and junk insurance plans.”View on their website ↗
Raised the issue without a specific call
2 members“Additionally, Ryan supports greater transparency in the system, including requirements for clear pricing from hospitals, insurers, and other providers.”View on their website ↗
“Our system of private health insurance is broken, and it leaves too many of us paying too much for bad health coverage.”View on their website ↗
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