Nick Begich: Healthcare, Mental Health, Drugs, and Addiction Highlights
Begich called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” to compensate for the Social Security trust fund being invested into government debt.
- 112,221 Alaskans received Social Security in June 2024.
- Begich was a fellow for the Club for Growth, which supported repealing the Affordable Care Act and turning Medicare into a voucher system.
- Begich opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cap insulin to $35 a month for seniors, lower drug prices and insurance premiums.
- Begich was the president of the board of directors for the Alaska Policy Forum, which opposed Medicaid Expansion.
- The Alaska Policy Forum opposed Medicaid expansions and called for it to be rolled back.
- A Medicaid rollback would cause 41K Alaskans to lose access to healthcare
- The Alaska Policy Forum opposed Medicaid expansions and called for it to be rolled back.
- Begich supported tightening Medicaid work requirements, which would disproportionately threaten healthcare coverage for Alaska Natives.