Keep care close to home

Rural healthcare & Medicaid

El-Sayed opposes Medicaid and ACA subsidy cuts, supports expanding public clinics and hospitals, and wants science-led public-health leadership.

When they gut Medicaid, you’re going to have to pay the costs.

WHAT HE HAS SAID

• Would move immediately to repeal the Medicaid and ACA subsidy cuts in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, and draws a hard line against any more of them.
• Would push to expand public healthcare by investing more in federally qualified health centers and public clinics and hospitals.
• Draws a hard line against privatizing Medicare or selling guaranteed coverage off to corporations.
• Wants public-health leadership grounded in science and protected from political meddling.

Primary sources

• Read the campaign position — Abdul for U.S. Senate

Last reviewed 2026-08-19.