In Senate race, Deb Fischer wants health care choices, Jane Raybould wants tax credits

[Omaha Steve]

By Aaron Sanderford / World-Herald staff writer 16 hrs ago

Get beyond the partisan talking points, and much of the federal health care debate concerns just three issues: rising health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs and access to quality health care.

These are the issues that Nebraskans say they want addressed. They don’t like deciding between paying the mortgage or paying for health insurance. They don’t like driving long distances to doctors. And they want more choices.

For these voters, Nebraska’s Senate race between U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Republican, Lincoln City Councilwoman Jane Raybould, a Democrat, and retiree Jim Schultz, a Libertarian, could come down to which candidate best articulates the next steps for federal health care reform.

The World-Herald asked each candidate, given the realities of a divided Senate, which of their ideas might be achievable in the near term.

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