Pass legislation to ensure every American has access to high-quality, affordable health care with the ultimate goal of a single-payer model.

Pass legislation to ensure every American has access to high-quality, affordable health care with the ultimate goal of a single-payer model.

Commits to health care legislation moving toward single-payer coverage.

Issues — Maxine for Oregon
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Make sure every American has access to safe, affordable medications.

Commits to improving medication affordability and safety.

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Innovate how we attract, train and retain healthcare professionals, making sure we have a workforce that meets the needs of our communities.

Commits to workforce policy to grow and retain health professionals.

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Rigorously regulate pharmacy benefit managers and private equity investors in our healthcare system.

Commits to stronger oversight of PBMs and private equity in health care.

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Improve access to medication, healthy food, and healthcare for older Americans and those with disabilities.

Commits to expanding access for seniors and disabled people.

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"I’m committed to making sure we do both and we do it at a cost people can afford. Central to my vision is that every Oregonian... has easy access to high-quality, affordable healthcare."

Commits to ensuring Oregonians have access to high-quality, affordable healthcare.

Fight for Universal, Affordable Healthcare | Maxine for Oregon
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She knows that for communities to thrive, every person in the United States must have easy access to high-quality, affordable health care that centers patients, not special interests.

Commits to supporting access to high-quality, affordable health care.

Health | Representative Maxine Dexter
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“How I’ll Lead” says: “Pass legislation to ensure every American has access to high-quality, affordable health care with the ultimate goal of a single-payer model.” The page also says, “We must work toward the goal of adopting a single-payer model.”

Primary campaign promise explicitly commits to passing legislation for universal affordable health care and ultimately single-payer.

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Fight for Universal, Affordable Healthcare | Maxine for Oregon
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Dexter’s official House health page says every person in the United States must have easy access to high-quality, affordable health care, and it says she is a strong defender of Medicaid and is pushing back against cuts or restrictions to the program.

Official member page shows continuing advocacy on health access, but not enactment of the promised single-payer-style legislation.

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Health | Representative Maxine Dexter
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Dexter said she introduced amendments to protect Medicaid and testified before the House Rules Committee, but “Republicans rejected each one of them” and “blocked every single amendment.” The amendments included a guardrail that Medicaid cuts would not lead to death of children, seniors, or people with disabilities.

Concrete legislative effort to protect health coverage advanced, but it was blocked and did not become law.

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Republicans Block Dexter’s Amendments to Protect Medicaid, Food Assistance, Clean Energy Investments
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Congress.gov lists H.R.4446, sponsored by Rep. Dexter, as having “Became Public Law No: 119-72” on 01/20/2026. The bill amends veterans employment services, not health care access or single-payer coverage.

Dexter did enact a bill into law, but it was a veterans employment measure unrelated to the health-care promise.

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H.R.4446 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): FAST VETS Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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