Scott Jensen on Health Care

	Scott Jensen on Health Care

Strongly opposes single payer healthcare for Minnesota

Single payer healthcare will not solve the health care problems in Minnesota and will damage patient-doctor relationships. It will foster apathy, increase low value services utilization, undermine commitment to service, compromise quality of care, increase waiting time, and reduce provider career satisfaction. Dr. Jensen strongly opposes single payer healthcare for Minnesota. Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website DrScottJensen.com , Dec 30, 2021

Led the fight for an insulin affordability bill

In one of his last acts as a State Senator, Dr. Jensen led the way on an insulin affordability Bill. It was designed to guarantee low-cost insulin for Minnesotans for emergencies and ongoing care. The Alec Smith Insulin Affordability Act had languished for more than a year in senseless political gridlock. With Senator Jensen taking the lead, the Bill was brought to the Senate floor after only 28 days. It not only had bi-partisan support, it passed unanimously. Source: 2021-22 MN Gubernatorial campaign website DrScottJensen.com , May 10, 2021

Not an anti-vaxxer, but the patient gets to choose

[On COVID-19]: "When people call me an anti-vaxxer, I think that's sort of remarkable considering my children are fully vaccinated. I doubt that there are a whole lot of Minnesotans who purchase vaccines as my family," he said. "I'm just really a strong arm. I think the patient gets to choose. You can't tell me the vaccine is safe for me. You can decide if it's safe for you." Source: Southwest News Media on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial Race , Mar 11, 2021

COVID: Opposes ineffective mask mandates

Jensen does say he opposes mask mandates because he believes anything less than an N-95 mask is largely ineffective. "We should get rid of the mask mandate at this point in time," he says. "If people want to wear a mask they should wear a mask...wearing a cloth mask or surgical mask, these were never intended to stop viral particle transmission." Source: KSTP-TV on 2022 Minnesota Gubernatorial Race , Mar 11, 2021

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