while protecting patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors
Protect patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors.
Occurrences
I’ll work to increase competition and reduce the cost of health care while protecting patients with pre-existing conditions and seniors.
Evidence
Flood announced on May 21, 2026 that he co-led the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act with bipartisan House members. The bill would extend the program for five years and let some previously cycled-out hospitals rejoin.
Assessments
The available evidence shows Mike Flood took a concrete same-term healthcare action by co-leading a bill to extend a rural hospital program, which could help seniors' access to care. But that does not demonstrate he delivered protections for patients with pre-existing conditions, and it does not establish full fulfillment of the broader promise to protect both groups. Because the evidence supports only a limited piece of the promise rather than the full promised outcome, partial credit is the best fit.