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In an August 2020 interview, Ossoff stated that he would have given an “F” if he was grading the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the summer, Ossoff quarantined himself while waiting for results of a COVID test after his wife had tested positive. His results ultimately came back negative.
Ossoff supports the ACA and achieving universal coverage by offering a public option.
Ossoff supports the legalization of marijuana.
Ossoff has stated that, in the Senate, he will work to expand access to mental health resources. He has also stated his support for access to these resources being included in a public health insurance option.
Ossoff supports allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug costs, as well as allowing Americans to purchase lower-cost drugs through Canada.
During his 2017 special election campaign, Ossoff said that he is “committed to improving the process for Veterans to receive health care.” He added that, while “Veterans can wait four to six months to receive a response to their health care issues from Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. [he] would like to restructure VA health care to reduce the response time to 12 hours.”
Ossoff is pro-choice. He has stated that he believes “women, not the government, should control the private, personal, and complex decisions about their health.” He has also stated that he will only vote for federal judges that pledge to uphold Roe v. Wade. Ossoff’s wife, Alisha Kramer, works as an OB/GYN.
Ossoff intends to work to increase federal funding to build more health clinics and hire more health care workers. His public option plan would ”include higher reimbursement rates for rural hospitals because they are vital assets in our communities.”
