INDIANAPOLIS – Republican candidate for governor Mike Braun released a six-prong health care plan on Thursday, providing an advance copy to the Indiana Capital Chronicle that outlined the sitting U.S. senator’s priorities for the Hoosier State — many of which expand upon previous General Assembly proposals.
In contrast to Gov. Eric Holcomb, who largely stayed out of ongoing legislative negotiations, Braun firmly put his thumb on the scale in favor of one perspective over another across several contentious, ongoing discussions — from the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibiting noncompete clauses for health care workers.
The politician has relied heavily on his healthcare expertise throughout the race to succeed the term-limited Holcomb, repeatedly highlighting his own experience as the owner of southern Indiana’s Meyer Distributing and his work on the federal level.
The six pillars of the plan — quality, cost, transparency, access, wellness, and competition — explicitly build upon the work of the General Assembly, which “has set a firm foundation for more ambitious work,” according to an accompanying white paper.
The plan didn’t include any fiscal analysis and will need to get buy-in from the same lawmakers who failed to pass similar proposals. Braun will face Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater in the general election. The deadline to register to vote is October 7.
Read the entire Whitney Downard story for the Indiana Capital Chronicle, here.
