FACT CHECK: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Broken Promises
Broken Promise: As a candidate for governor, Whitmer promised to expand rural health care access and called Medicare for all “unrealistic.”
Outcome: As governor, Whitmer vetoed rural hospital funding, only for it to be restored in a supplemental budget. Whitmer has also embraced the far-left Medicare-for-all policy which would eliminate employer-sponsored health insurance.
What Happened: In September 2018, one of Whitmer’s policy platforms included “Ensuring every Michigander has access to the care they need – from senior citizens to those living in rural communities.” As governor, Whitmer vetoed $34 million in funding for smaller critical access hospitals, $17.5 million to train physicians in medical specialties most needed in underserved communities, $16 million for rural hospitals that are the sole option in their community and nearly $8 million to help rural hospitals hire qualified obstetricians – even though a quarter of Michigan’s rural hospitals were already considered at “high risk” of closing.
Finally, like many other liberals trending toward the far-left, Whitmer has embraced Medicare-for-all, stating, “I’ve supported it in concept. I think it’s got to come from the national, the federal level… I think that there’s a good opportunity there.”
https://michiganrisingaction.org/2020/01/28/fact-check-gov-gretchen-whitmers-broken-promises/