healthcare

As the former General Counsel of a large healthcare system, Chandler understands the critical importance of good healthcare policy. Healthcare should be affordable, accessible, and focused on keeping people healthy, not just treating them after they become sick. Too many Washingtonians delay care because of cost, struggle to find a provider, or discover that their coverage does not meet their needs.

The best way to improve health outcomes and control long-term costs is to ensure everyone can access primary and preventive care. That means expanding coverage, lowering out-of-pocket costs, and strengthening the healthcare workforce, especially in behavioral health and underserved communities.

Specifically, that means:

1. Moving toward universal, meaningful coverage by strengthening Washington’s insurance marketplace, expanding affordable options, including Apple Health, and ensuring coverage provides genuine access to care.
2. Lowering healthcare and prescription-drug costs by increasing transparency, holding big pharma accountable, and tackling the underlying drivers of rising prices.
3. Investing in primary, preventive, and behavioral healthcare so people can receive care before manageable conditions become costly emergencies.
4. Strengthening our healthcare workforce by expanding training and supporting nurses, advanced practice clinicians, community providers, and other professionals who help close gaps in care.

“As the former general counsel of a large healthcare system, I saw firsthand that coverage alone isn’t enough. People need meaningful access to preventive care and a system accountable for delivering better health outcomes.”