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Joel Brennan's Healthcare Policy
Another Democrat in the race for Wisconsin governor is offering another public option plan for healthcare in the state.
Joel Brennan, who served as Gov. Tony Evers’ Department of Administration Secretary, on Tuesday outlined his health guarantee.
“This is ‘The Healthy Wisconsin Promise’, because I intend to keep it. This plan is about making sure Wisconsin works for everyone, including getting every kid the care they need, and I know we can get it done," Brennan said in a statement.
His Promise is built on four pillars, including:
“Wisconsin has one of the strongest health care systems in the country—our hospitals, physicians, and nurses are nationally respected. But the system is under strain, and families feel it every time they can’t pay a bill or find a doctor close to home,” Brennan added.
Brennan’s plan is similar to the public option plan from fellow Democratic candidate Kelda Roys.
But the Republican State Senate candidate for Brookfield, Dr. Mike Roberts, said neither Brennan’s plan or Roys’ plan would fix what is wrong with healthcare in Wisconsin.
"[These plans are] being sold as a new solution, but it’s built on the same flawed approach we saw with the Affordable Care Act––focusing on coverage without fixing the actual cost of healthcare," Roberts said. "The ACA expanded access, which matters, but it didn’t address why healthcare is so expensive in the first place. That’s why families today are still dealing with rising premiums, and higher deductibles."
Roberts said instead of adding more people to the government's healthcare rolls, Wisconsin needs to focus on "the real drivers of cost: preventable chronic disease, administrative waste, lack of price transparency, and a system that rewards volume over outcomes."
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