Health Access: Healthcare That Doesn't Bankrupt You
The problem: Georgia is one of the last states in the country that still hasn't expanded Medicaid, leaving hundreds of thousands of Georgians without coverage. Families are forced to choose between paying rent and going to the doctor. Healthcare access isn't even listed among incumbent Chuck Martin's stated legislative priorities, which focus on taxes, education, transportation, and election law, even as Georgians in his own district struggle with rising healthcare costs.
What Sara will do about it:
Expand Medicaid and bring Georgia's own federal tax dollars home to cover hundreds of thousands of uninsured neighbors.
Lower healthcare costs for working families so a doctor's visit doesn't mean a missed bill elsewhere.
Protect access to reproductive healthcare as a fundamental part of comprehensive care.
Push for real accountability and transparency from insurers and hospital systems operating in Georgia.
Why it matters to her: Sara Fuchs has been uninsured and underinsured herself. She knows what it feels like to put off care you need because you're afraid of what it will cost, and to hope a problem goes away rather than risk the bill. No one should have to make that choice, especially in a state sitting on billions of federal dollars it has simply chosen not to accept. After six years inside the State House, Sara has watched Georgia's leadership treat Medicaid expansion as a political football instead of a lifeline for working families. She's running to change that.