Coronavirus makes health care an even bigger issue in race between Bacon, Eastman (NE)

[Omaha Steve]

https://omaha.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/coronavirus-makes-health-care-an-even-bigger-issue-in-race-between-bacon-eastman/article_a51afc12-7f16-596f-b8e1-3dfcd1f83aba.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — The ongoing pandemic has cost millions of laid-off Americans their employer-provided insurance and put an even brighter spotlight on health care policy ahead of the November election.

“People are worried about how secure is their health care and is it actually going to cover what they need,” said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The Affordable Care Act remains in effect, she noted, but there are still plenty of Americans who struggle with the cost of health care — making it a key issue in campaigns across the country.

In Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District, Republican incumbent Rep. Don Bacon and Democratic challenger Kara Eastman are throwing health care haymakers at one another.

FULL story at link at top.

[TheFarseer]

1. The health insurance industry provides a lot of jobs in Omaha

Bacon’s solution to health care is to let those businesses leave the state for tax breaks in Delaware. Fucking brilliant!