Affordable Healthcare

• Brendan is committed to restoring the ACA provisions that the Trump Administration weakened or removed. Premiums are rising because of policy failures, and Congress must act to fix them. The ACA is also essential for young adults under 26 who rely on their parents’ health coverage, and I will fight to protect and strengthen that guarantee.
• Oppose any budget proposals that cap or reduce federal Medicaid funding. He will push forward legislation that maintains Medicaid as an entitlement so coverage automatically adjusts based on need rather than arbitrary limits set by insurance companies.
  • This protects New Jerseyans from sudden funding gaps, especially during economic downturns, when enrollment naturally rises. 
• He will protect New Jersey’s healthcare by showing how cuts would harm seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families, and children, while also threatening hospitals, nursing homes, addiction treatment, and behavioral health services. 
• He will also work to form bipartisan coalitions around rural hospital stability, disability support, mental-health and addiction treatment, and children’s health insurance—areas where both parties agree. 
• If cuts proceed, he will push for temporary increases in the federal matching rate during economic or public-health crises to safeguard coverage.
• And he will partner closely with New Jersey’s governor, legislature, and Cabinet officials to secure waivers, bring in federal grants, strengthen ACA subsidies, modernize care delivery, and protect safety-net hospitals—ensuring no New Jerseyan loses care because of Washington politics.

Brendan is committed to restoring the Affordable Care Act provisions that the Trump Administration weakened or removed, protecting young adults under 26 who rely on their parents’ health coverage as well as reducing healthcare premiums. He will oppose any budget proposals that cap or reduce federal Medicaid funding, pushing forward legislation that maintains Medicaid as an entitlement, so that coverage automatically adjusts based on need. He will work to form bipartisan coalitions around rural hospital stability, disability support, mental-health and addiction treatment, and children’s health insurance. If cuts proceed, he will fight for temporary increases in the federal matching rate during economic or public-health crises, safeguarding coverage when it matters most. By partnering closely with New Jersey’s governor, legislature, and Cabinet officials, Brendan will secure waivers, bring in federal grants, strengthen ACA subsidies, modernize care delivery, and protect safety-net hospitals. He will ensure no New Jerseyan loses care because of Washington politics.