- Ashley Hinson consistently advocates for targeted reforms to the health care system, such as increased transparency in prescription drug pricing, administrative simplification, and expanded access to telemedicine, rather than large-scale government interventions like "Medicare for All" or broad price controls. The Gazette, Mitchell County Press-News
- She has opposed federal legislation to cap the cost of insulin, arguing it would raise premiums and set a dangerous precedent for government price-setting, instead supporting alternative bipartisan measures capping out-of-pocket costs for seniors and improving patient transparency. Radio Iowa, Globe Gazette
- Hinson has prioritized funding and legislative support for mental health care, rural hospital modernization, and oversight of opioid settlement funds—frequently emphasizing bipartisan cooperation and targeted investment. Daily Nonpareil, Sioux City Journal
- She routinely expresses that every American does not necessarily want or need government-provided health insurance, believes the Affordable Care Act did not sufficiently lower premiums, and supports reforms that ensure coverage for people with pre-existing conditions while opposing full ACA repeal without such protections. Quad-City Times, Des Moines Register
- Hinson's voting record and public statements have drawn criticism from opponents and some advocacy groups, who argue she has opposed measures to broaden access or lower costs, such as voting against insulin caps, the Infant Formula Appropriations Act, and for supporting non-ACA compliant health insurance options. Telegraph Herald, Gazette
- Potential vulnerabilities include past accusations of supporting Medicaid cuts, refusing to fix Medicaid privatization problems, and a perceived reluctance to firmly state her stance on major health policy lawsuits or the Affordable Care Act. Gazette, Gazette
2020: Ashley Hinson Planned To Pursue Prescription Drug Transparency Legislation Federally In an interview with Iowa Field Report, Ashley Hinson said, "One policy issue I was working on that we intended to run was a bill on prescription drug transparency. I had been working on this Representative Lundgren that would have forced additional transparency on marketing spending for these drug companies, and it would have provided for some mechanisms to offer coupons based on need. [...] That is an issue I intend to take up federally, this issue of healthcare and costs." [Interview - Ashley Hinson with Iowa Field Report, 3/26/20]
Ashley Hinson Initially Declined To Co-Sponsor Metastatic Breast Cancer Legislation According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Corkery said she was spurred to run for the U.S. House seat after Hinson declined initially to sign on as a co-sponsor to bipartisan legislation introduced by Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst that would give eligible metastatic breast cancer patients access to support and medical care years sooner than current law allows." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
Ashley Hinson Later Signed On As Co-Sponsor Of Metastatic Breast Cancer Bill According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson's said she is supportive of the bill and has since signed on as a co-sponsor." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 10/21/24]
2022: Hinson Expressed Desire For Bipartisan Action On Insulin Costs According to Gazette, Hinson said, "We have to be working together to lower the cost of insulin and health care for everyone [...] This shouldn't be about playing politics with people's health, but the Democrats in Congress have made it that way." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/1/22]
2020: Ashley Hinson Opposed 'Medicare For All' and Supported Targeted Healthcare Fixes According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in The Gazette, "Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer's policies are not right for Iowans. She has called Medicare for All the only thing that makes sense right now. That plan would close over 50 rural hospitals in Iowa. I believe in making sure we always cover people with preexisting conditions and should make targeted fixes to our health care system, such as banning surprise medical billing and decreasing administrative costs." [Ashley Hinson - The Gazette, 10/2/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Banning Surprise Medical Billing and Lowering Costs According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in The Gazette, "[...] should make targeted fixes to our health care system, such as banning surprise medical billing and decreasing administrative costs." [Ashley Hinson - The Gazette, 10/2/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Emphasized Lowering Prescription Drug Costs, Border Security, and Supporting Families According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in The Gazette, "I'm ready to tackle the issues that really matter to Iowa families - reforming our broken health care system, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, securing our border and putting money back in the pockets of hardworking Iowans." [Ashley Hinson - The Gazette, 10/2/20]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against 2022 U.S. House Bill Capping Insulin Cost According to Radio Iowa, "Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, was one of two members of the Iowa delegation to vote against a U.S. House bill that caps the cost of insulin at $35." [Radio Iowa, 4/1/22]
Ashley Hinson Cited Concern Over Raised Premiums From Insulin Bill In 2022 According to Radio Iowa, "It’s a serious issue we should be tackling here in Congress in a bipartisan way. It was disheartening for me to see Democrats and Speaker Pelosi move forward with this legislation — because it will raise premiums for over 200 million Americans," Hinson says. [Radio Iowa, 4/1/22]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Government Price Controls On Medication In 2022 According to Radio Iowa, "It also sets a dangerous precedent here that the government should be able to control in the private sector the price of medications that Americans need," she says. [Radio Iowa, 4/1/22]
Ashley Hinson Supported Lower Cost More Cures Act Over Insulin Price Cap In 2022 According to Radio Iowa, "It caps seniors out of pocket for insulin at 50 dollars per month, and it also allows our high-deductible health insurance plans to cover insulin before the deductible kicks in. So, the Lower Cost More Cures Act is a policy of again, 40 bipartisan provisions," Hinson says. [Radio Iowa, 4/1/22]
2021: Hinson Endorsed Republican Bill HR 19 For Addressing Drug Prices According to Iowa Starting Line, "Instead, Hinson supports a Republican-led bill called HR 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, that caps costs and requires pharmaceutical companies to report how much they spend in advertising, which Hinson blamed for the high prices of drugs." [Iowa Starting Line, 9/27/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Favored House Resolution 19 to Address Prescription Drug Costs According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "In response to a question about lowering prescription drug prices, Hinson said she favors House Resolution 19, which would cap out-of-pocket costs to give more predictability to recipients of Medicare Part D, increase access to alternative treatments and increase competition." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/8/21]
Ashley Hinson Held Position Against Price Capping Legislation For Insulin According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson has said government price controls will ultimately raise premiums for Americans. Instead, she said she favors another bill with several bipartisan provisions that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $50 for seniors on Medicare Part D, allow high-deductible plans to cover insulin costs before the deductible kicks in, increase transparency for patients and promote innovation in the health care space." [Globe Gazette, 8/13/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Signed Onto Bipartisan Metastatic Breast Cancer Bill As Co-Sponsor According to Globe Gazette, "Corkery said she was spurred to run for the U.S. House seat after Hinson declined initially to sign on as a co-sponsor to bipartisan legislation introduced by Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst [...] Hinson's said she is supportive of the bill and has since signed on as a co-sponsor." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 10/21/24]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Bill According to Telegraph Herald, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/26/24]
2022: Mathis Accused Hinson Of Misleading Voters On Insulin Cap Support According to Gazette, Mathis said Hinson has been "falsely telling voters she favors doing the opposite" and criticized her record, saying, "She'd rather protect the profits of her pharma donors than deliver on her promises to Iowans ... instead of honoring her word and Iowans' wishes." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/1/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Affordable Insulin Now Act According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, voted against the bill, repeating concerns from the health insurance industry that the bill will drive up premiums." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/3/22]
2018: Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic Reported Ashley Hinson Voted for Non-ACA Compliant Health Insurance Policies According to an opinion piece by Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "And in 2018, Rep. Hinson voted for a bill in the Iowa Legislature that allowed insurers to sell non-Affordable Care Act compliant health insurance policies." [Sue Dinsdale and Matt Sinovic - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/15/22]
March 31, 2022: Ashley Hinson Voted Against The Affordable Insulin Now Act According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson, who represents Iowa's 1st District in the state's northeastern quadrant, and Feenstra, whose territory is the 4th District in northwest Iowa, both voted against the bill." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/18/22]
April 2022: Ashley Hinson Explained Her Vote Against The House Insulin Bill According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson told Radio Iowa she didn't vote for the House insulin bill because she said it will raise premiums as companies try to recoup lost profit, and gives the government too much control over the private sector." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/18/22]
April 2022: Ross Wilburn Criticized Hinson For Voting Against Insulin Cost Cap Bill According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn on April 1 decried U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra, both Republicans, for voting against legislation that would cap insulin copays." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/18/22]
2022: Hinson Co-Sponsored Legislation To Lower Prescription Drug Costs According to Gazette, "Hinson instead is a co-sponsor of legislation her office says seeks to lower prescription drug costs by bringing new treatments to the market, increases transparency and accountability for drug manufacturers, and provides an out-of-pocket cap for seniors in the Medicare Part D program." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/25/22]
Ashley Hinson Co-sponsored Alternative Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Costs According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 'Hinson instead is a co-sponsor of legislation her office says seeks to lower prescription drug costs by bringing new treatments to the market, increases transparency and accountability for drug manufacturers, and provides an out-of-pocket cap for seniors in the Medicare Part D program.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/25/22]
2023: Hinson Supported Medical Equipment Affordability Legislation According to The Daily Nonpareil, "The bill has the support of Democrat Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and two Republicans, Hinson and Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana." [The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 9/23/23]
2023: Hinson Did Not Initially Co-Sponsor Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Legislation But Planned To Join According to Sioux City Journal, "She [Corkery] was spurred to run for the northeast Iowa U.S. House seat after Hinson declined to sign on as a co-sponsor to bipartisan legislation [...] Hinson's office said she is supportive of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act and plans to join as a co-sponsor." [Sioux City Journal, 10/18/23]
October 2023: Hinson Planned To Join Metastatic Breast Cancer Access To Care Act As Co-Sponsor According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson's office said she is supportive of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act and plans to join as a co-sponsor." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/21/23]
October 2023: Hinson Planned To Co-Sponsor The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access To Care Act According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson's office said she is supportive of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act and plans to join as a co-sponsor." [Globe Gazette, 10/21/23]
2022: Hinson Opposed U.S. House Bill Capping Insulin Costs At $35 For All Americans According to Globe Gazette, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Globe Gazette, 10/21/23]
2022: Letter Writer Carmen Hernandez Reported Ashley Hinson Voted Against Infant Formula Appropriations Act According to a letter to the editor published in Telegraph Herald, "She also voted against the Infant Formula Appropriations Act." [Letter to the Editor - Telegraph Herald, 6/8/22]
Laura Hubka Asserted Ashley Hinson Voted Against Access to Insulin and Hearing Aids According to an opinion piece by Laura Hubka in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "More recently, Rep. Hinson again voted against our freedom to purchase medical necessities like insulin and hearing aids without breaking the bank." [Laura Hubka - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/1/22]
2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Iowa's Lawsuit Against Federal Nursing Home Staffing Requirements According to Iowa Public Radio, "In a debate on Iowa PBS, Hinson said she supports the lawsuit, arguing that those blanket policies don’t account for the challenges in filling positions in rural Iowa. She believes the way to fix the problem is through incentives to bring in more workers." [Iowa Public Radio, 10/31/24]
January 2022: Hinson Inspected St. Ansgar Nursing Facility and Discussed COVID-19 Regulations According to Mitchell County Press-News, "On Jan. 5, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson appeared at the Good Samaritan Society in St. Ansgar to inspect the facility and discuss regulations concerning COVID-19 testing, PPE, protocols and how everything has evolved within a year's time, among other hot topic issues." [Mitchell County Press-News, 1/6/22]
Hinson Secured $1.1 Million To Modernize West Union Hospital Maternity Unit According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "Hinson also secured $1.1 million to expand and modernize the maternity health care unit at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/17/24]
Hinson Requested $1.25 Million To Expand Grinnell Medical Center Labor And Delivery Unit According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "[Hinson] has requested $1.25 million to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing their delivery capacity up to 250 births annually." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/17/24]
Hinson's Office Reported Facility Unable To Meet Rural Demand According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "According to Hinson's office, the current facility is unable to meet the demands of the rural six-county region that the hospital serves." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/17/24]
Hinson Secured $1.1 Million For West Union Maternity Unit And Requested $1.25 Million For Grinnell Expansion According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson also secured $1.1 million to expand and modernize the maternity health care unit at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union, and has requested $1.25 million to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing their delivery capacity up to 250 births annually." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/18/24]
Hinson's Office Stated West Union Facility Was Unable To Meet Regional Demands According to Sioux City Journal, "According to Hinson's office, the current facility is unable to meet the demands of the rural six-county region that the hospital serves." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/18/24]
2024: Hinson Secured $1.1 Million For Hospital Maternity Expansion In West Union According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson also secured $1.1 million to expand and modernize the maternity health care unit at the Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in West Union, and has requested $1.25 million to support the expansion of the Grinnell Regional Medical Center labor and delivery unit, increasing their delivery capacity up to 250 births annually." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/21/24]
2024: Hinson's Office Cited Increased Demand At Grinnell Regional Medical Center According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "According to Hinson's office, the current facility is unable to meet the demands of the rural six-county region that the hospital serves." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/21/24]
April 2025: Hinson Voiced Commitment To Sustaining Medicaid For Those In Need According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she is committed to ensuring Medicaid is used for those who truly need it and can be sustained long-term." [Globe Gazette, 4/3/25]
April 2025: Hinson Opposed Medicaid Use By Able-Bodied Non-Workers According to Globe Gazette, '"I don't want to see a 29-year-old man sitting on his couch playing video games, going on Medicaid, when he should be working," she said. " ... This is about ensuring that all those tax dollars are being used to get the benefits to those who truly need them."' [Globe Gazette, 4/3/25]
April 2025: Hinson Expressed Commitment To Sustaining Medicaid For The Vulnerable According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "Hinson said she is committed to ensuring Medicaid is used for those who truly need it and can be sustained long-term." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 4/3/25]
April 2025: Ashley Hinson Highlighted Efforts On Health Care, Medicaid, And Federal Employee Impact According to Sioux City Journal, "She responded to questions on health care, Medicaid and the impact of executive orders on federal employees." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 4/24/25]
September 2020: Hinson Opposed ACA Repeal Without Pre-Existing Condition Protections According to Telegraph Herald, "We can't repeal and replace until we have a plan to cover pre-existing conditions," she said. "But, it's clear that the ACA is not doing what it was intended to do." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/8/20]
Ashley Hinson Argued Affordable Care Act Failed To Lower Prices According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, 'Hinson said the law "is not doing what it intended to do" to bring down prices. "I think we need targeted fixes and approaches, but I don't think we can repeal and replace unless we have a plan to cover preexisting conditions," she said.' [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 9/9/20]
September 2020: Hinson Called For Targeted Health Care Reforms, Opposed Full Repeal And Replace Of ACA Without Preexisting Condition Coverage According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson said the law 'is not doing what it intended to do' to bring down prices. 'I think we need targeted fixes and approaches, but I don't think we can repeal and replace unless we have a plan to cover preexisting conditions,' she said." [Des Moines Register, 9/9/20]
September 2020: Hinson Stated She Does Not Think Every American Wants Health Insurance According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "The ad https://youtu.be/r358LkWT2UQ is referring to a Sept. 15 interview with Iowa Public Radio in which Hinson was asked if she believes access to affordable health care and guaranteed coverage should be considered a right. 'I think access to health care is very important. Insurance is a different thing. I don't think every American wants health insurance, and I don't think that's something the government has to provide to every American,' Hinson said." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/7/20]
October 2020: Hinson Stated Not Every American Wants Health Insurance According to The Gazette, "It's the campaign ad with a snippet of a sentence of the Marion Republican saying, 'I don't think every American wants health insurance.'" [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/28/20]
October 2020: Hinson Clarified Support For Health Care Access According to The Gazette, "Of course I believe in access to health care. It's important for everyone, everybody needs health care," Hinson told supporters during a discussion Wednesday. [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/28/20]
October 2020: Hinson Differentiated Between Health Care Access and Insurance According to The Gazette, 'I think access to health care is very important,' Hinson had answered on Iowa Public Radio's 'River to River' program. 'Insurance is a different thing. I don't think every American wants health insurance, and I don't think that's something the government has to provide to every American.' [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/28/20]
2020: Hinson Favored Targeted Fixes to Affordable Care Act and Emphasized Preexisting Condition Coverage In an interview with Mitchell County Press-News, Ashley Hinson said, "I favor targeted fixes to the Affordable Care Act. [...] When I look at fixes to the health care system, we've seen through the ACA, unfortunately, more regulations and more administrative overhead, a less favorable practice environment for specialists. [...] Covering pre-existing conditions is a priority for me. My aunt -- she died of multiple myeloma about two years ago, but she fought that for 16 years. And so that was a pre-existing condition. So it's it's near and dear to me to make sure I'm standing up for people with pre-existing conditions, because my family's experienced that." [Interview - Ashley Hinson with Mitchell County Press-News, 10/28/20]
2020: Hinson Supported Increasing Prescription Drug Price Transparency and Speeding Generic Approval In an interview with Mitchell County Press-News, Ashley Hinson said, "I also think we need to look at targeted fixes to our prescription drug situation. It's getting generics to market faster, so that our drug companies can't necessarily play games with patents. Additional transparency on the marketing that's involved in these drugs. I was working on a bill -- or actually, it was an amendment to a bill in Des Moines, before COVID messed everything up this year. We had an amendment ready to go that would have required our pharmaceutical companies to actually release what they're spending on marketing, because that goes to the bottom line of the cost." [Interview - Ashley Hinson with Mitchell County Press-News, 10/28/20]
2020: Hinson Named Health Care As A Top Priority According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson told the TH that health care remained the top priority, including passing health care legislation, especially after meeting several families struggling to meet premium payments under the Affordable Care Act insurance." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 11/1/20]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Addressed Healthcare Staffing Issues In Iowa According to Globe Gazette, "While visiting MercyOne's oncology and cardiac wings, Hinson said staffing issues are a common concern she hears throughout the state especially in rural Iowa. 'A lot of our conversations revolved around workforce,' Hinson said. 'It's challenging to recruit doctors to Iowa, especially specialists.'" [Globe Gazette, 9/7/23]
April 2024: Hinson Advocated For 'Robust' Federal Mental Health Funding During Foundation 2 Visit According to Gazette, Hinson said the visit Thursday 'validated the need' for continued 'robust' federal funding to meet increasing mental health and suicide prevention needs. [Gazette, 4/25/24]
April 2024: Hinson Supported HUD Block Grants For State-Level Mental Health Services According to Gazette, "Hinson also highlighted her efforts in Congress to provide funding for mental health resources, particularly for veterans, and support for HUD programs like block grants that support mental health services at the state level." [Gazette, 4/25/24]
April 2024: Hinson Highlighted Support For Federal Mental Health Funding According to Gazette, 'Hinson also highlighted her efforts in Congress to provide funding for mental health resources, particularly for veterans, and support for HUD programs like block grants that support mental health services at the state level.' [Gazette, 4/26/24]
April 2024: Hinson Supported Continued Strong Federal Funding For Mental Health And Suicide Prevention According to Gazette, 'Hinson said the visit Thursday “validated the need” for continued “robust” federal funding to meet increasing mental health and suicide prevention needs.' [Gazette, 4/26/24]
April 2024: Ashley Hinson Promoted Federal Funding For Mental Health Services According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also highlighted her efforts in Congress to provide funding for mental health resources, particularly for veterans, and support for HUD programs like block grants that support mental health services at the state level." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 4/26/24]
April 2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Strong Federal Funding For Suicide Prevention And Crisis Services According to The Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson said the visit Thursday "validated the need" for continued "robust" federal funding to meet increasing mental health and suicide prevention needs.' [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs,Iowa), 4/26/24]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Claimed Ashley Hinson Voted to Keep Prescription Drug Prices High for Rare Diseases According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson voted to keep prices high on prescription drugs that treat rare diseases." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Stated Ashley Hinson Voted to Keep High Prices on Rare Disease Drugs According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson voted to keep prices high on prescription drugs that treat rare diseases." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
Ashley Hinson Explained Her Opposition To Infrastructure And Insulin Price Legislation According to The Gazette, "Hinson has said government price controls will ultimately raise premiums for Americans. Instead, she said she favors another bill with several bipartisan provisions that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $50 for seniors on Medicare Part D, allow high-deductible plans to cover insulin costs before the deductible kicks in, increase transparency for patients and promote innovation in the health care space. Hinson has said she opposed the infrastructure bill because of its large price tag, and has advocated for and helped secure funding for targeted infrastructure updates and various projects in the district." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/14/24]
2024: Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Federal Insulin Price Caps, Supported Alternative Bipartisan Health Measure According to The Gazette, 'Corkery and Iowa Democrats, however, note Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law and capping the price of insulin. Hinson has said government price controls ultimately will raise premiums for Americans. Instead, she said she favors another bill with several bipartisan provisions that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for seniors on Medicare Part D, allow high-deductible plans to cover insulin costs before the deductible kicks in, increase transparency for patients and promote health care innovation.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/20/24]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law And Insulin Price Cap Bill According to The Gazette, "Corkery also cited Hinson's votes against the bipartisan infrastructure law and a U.S. House bill that would have capped the cost of insulin for all Americans at $35." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/20/24]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Government Price Controls On Insulin According to The Gazette, "Hinson has said government price controls ultimately will raise premiums for Americans. Instead, she said she favors another bill with several bipartisan provisions that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs for seniors on Medicare Part D, allow high-deductible plans to cover insulin costs before the deductible kicks in, increase transparency for patients and promote innovation." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/20/24]
2017: Eric Gjerde Alleged Ashley Hinson Shut Down Four Iowa Health Care Clinics and Reduced Access to Care According to an opinion piece by Eric Gjerde in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Rep. Hinson and her party leaders shut down four health care clinics this year. That isn't a better deal, it's a bad deal for 14,676 Iowans who are going to lose access to cancer screenings and reproductive health care." [Eric Gjerde - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/11/17]
2019: Ashley Hinson Criticized Health Care Costs Based On Personal Experience According to Gazette, Hinson recalled that after the birth of her and her husband's second child she read the hospital bill line-by-line: "What I learned from that is that I paid $18 for an Ibuprofen. That was a shock to the system." [Gazette, 5/13/19]
2019: Ashley Hinson Highlighted Health Care Costs As Key Issue According to Sioux City Journal, Hinson said, "Ultimately, people want more transparency on what health care costs actually are," and noted, "What I learned from that is that I paid $18 for an Ibuprofen. That was a shock to the system." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 5/13/19]
2019: Hinson Campaign Claimed She Fought To Lower Health Care Costs For Iowa Families According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "'While Abby Finkenauer has accomplished nothing in Congress but pushing to impeach President Trump, Ashley Hinson has spent her career in public service fighting to lower health care costs for Iowa families,' Hinson campaign manager Jimmy Peacock said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/12/19]
2019: Hinson's Campaign Claimed She Worked To Lower Health Care Costs According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Ashley Hinson has spent her career in public service fighting to lower health care costs for Iowa families,' Hinson campaign manager Jimmy Peacock said." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 12/13/19]
2019: Hinson Campaign Asserted Her Record On Lowering Health Care Costs According to Globe Gazette, Hinson campaign manager Jimmy Peacock said, 'Ashley Hinson has spent her career in public service fighting to lower health care costs for Iowa families.' [Globe Gazette, 12/13/19]
2020: Ashley Hinson Was Accused Of Dodging Healthcare Policy Questions According to Globe Gazette, "the DCCC, which is backing Finkenauer, says that Hinson has 'consistently dodged' questions about issues that are top of mind for voters in the district that includes Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Dubuque. That includes whether she supports a Republican legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act and whether Medicare should be able to negotiate prescription drug prices." [Globe Gazette, 7/29/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Expressed Desire To Focus On Targeted Healthcare Reforms According to Globe Gazette, "In an interview Wednesday on KDTH-AM radio in Dubuque, a caller asked Hinson about the lawsuit. She didn't say whether she supported it. Instead, Hinson told the caller she wants to take the input she has received from 1st District voters 'and focus on targeted fixes to bill, to the laws we have in place so we can make the system work better for everyone.'" [Globe Gazette, 7/29/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Did Not State A Position On Lawsuit Against Affordable Care Act According to The Gazette, "In an interview Wednesday on KDTH in Dubuque, a caller asked Hinson about the lawsuit. Hinson didn't say whether she supported it. Instead, Hinson told the caller she wants to take the input she has received from 1st District voters 'and focus on targeted fixes to bills, to the laws we have in place so we can make the system work better for everyone.'" [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/30/20]
2020: Letter Writer Peggy Stover Said Ashley Hinson Supported Repeal of ACA According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "She claims to be a health care advocate for Iowans. Yet, she stands with President Donald Trump in trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would be disastrous for Iowans amid a pandemic and economic crisis." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/6/20]
September 2020: Hinson Promoted Targeted Health Policy Fixes According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson promoted targeted fixes on administrative costs and getting medicines to market faster." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/8/20]
September 2020: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Reducing Health Care Costs As A Congressional Candidate According to Gazette, "I see reducing health care costs as the number one target of what Congress needs to take action on," Hinson said Monday during a virtual forum with the Greater Des Moines Partnership. [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/21/20]
September 2020: Ashley Hinson Claimed ACA Did Not Work As Intended And Cited Rising Premiums According to Gazette, "Some of the fixes Hinson referred to are needed because the Affordable Care Act has not worked out as intended, Hinson said. 'Clearly, premiums have increased dramatically, in some cases, more than doubled for people,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/21/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Opposed Medicare for All According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "Congresswoman Finkenauer's policies are not right for Iowans. She has called Medicare for All the only thing that makes sense right now. That plan would close over 50 rural hospitals in Iowa. I believe in making sure we always cover people with preexisting conditions and should make targeted fixes to our health care system, such as banning surprise medical billing and decreasing administrative costs." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette, 10/2/20]
2020: Ashley Hinson Advocated for Health Care System Reforms and Lower Prescription Drug Costs According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "I'm ready to tackle the issues that really matter to Iowa families — reforming our broken health care system, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, securing our border and putting money back in the pockets of hardworking Iowans." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette, 10/2/20]
September 2020: Hinson Voiced Belief That Government Should Not Have To Provide Health Insurance To All Americans According to Globe Gazette, "In a Sept. 15 interview with Iowa Public Radio, Hinson said, 'I think access to health care is very important. Insurance is a different thing. I don't think every American wants health insurance, and I don't think that's something the government has to provide to every American.'" [Globe Gazette, 10/13/20]
September 2020: Hinson Commented On Health Care And Insurance According to Quad-City Times, "In a Sept. 15 interview with Iowa Public Radio, Hinson said, 'I think access to health care is very important. Insurance is a different thing. I don't think every American wants health insurance, and I don't think that's something the government has to provide to every American.'" [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 10/13/20]
2020: Hinson Prioritized Changes To The Affordable Care Act According to Telegraph Herald, 'She also told the TH that one of her priorities in office would be changing the Affordable Care Act.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/18/20]
2020: Hinson Cited Constituent Concerns With ACA Payments According to Telegraph Herald, '"I actually just came from someone's living room where they told me the ACA has been a challenge for them," she said. "They were using 75% of their pension to make payments."' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/18/20]
Ashley Hinson Said She Would Prioritize Healthcare Reform And Government Transparency As Congresswoman According to NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 'Hinson said as a congresswoman she will prioritize healthcare reform and government transparency.' [NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), 11/5/20]
2022: Hinson Argued Insulin Cost Cap Could Set Precedent For Price Controls According to Gazette, Hinson said, "It also sets a very dangerous precedent that the government should be able to control the price of medications that Americans need [...] So this is the wrong direction." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/1/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Voiced Concerns That Insulin Bill Would Raise Premiums According to Telegraph Herald, "'Ensuring Iowans can afford their insulin is a top priority for me,' she said in a video on Twitter. 'It's a serious issue which Congress should be tackling in a bipartisan way here in Washington, D.C. That's why it's so disheartening today that Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi is moving forward with legislation that will actually raise premiums for over 200 million Americans. It also sets a very dangerous precedent that the government should be able to control the price of medications that Americans need.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 4/3/22]
August 2022: Hinson Said Government Drug Price Controls Would Limit Innovation and Access According to Gazette, "She said that having the federal government control drug prices will eliminate competition within the pharmaceutical industry and leave patients without access to new, lifesaving drugs." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 8/18/22]
Hinson Argued The American Rescue Plan Had Too High A Price Tag And Misallocated Funding According to Gazette, "Hinson said the price tag of the American Rescue Plan was far too high and included funding in areas that should not have been included, and has introduced separate legislation to expand the federal child tax credit." [Gazette, 9/21/22]
Hinson Argued Government Price Controls Would Raise Premiums According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson has said government price controls will ultimately raise premiums for Americans. Instead, she said she favors another bill with several bipartisan provisions that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $50 for seniors on Medicare Part D, allow high-deductible plans to cover insulin costs before the deductible kicks in, increase transparency for patients and promote innovation in the health care space." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 10/18/23]
Hinson Opposed Price Controls Claiming They Would Raise Premiums According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson has said government price controls will ultimately raise premiums for Americans." [Daily Nonpareil, 10/21/23]
2019: Hinson Addressed Health Care Costs From Personal Experience According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "'Ultimately, people want more transparency on what health care costs actually are,' she said, recalling that after the birth of her and her husband's second child she read the hospital bill line-by-line. 'What I learned from that is that I paid $18 for an ibuprofen. That was a shock to the system,' she said." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 5/14/19]
Hinson's Campaign Claimed FDA Emergency Appropriations Bill Lacked Appropriate Guardrails According to Gazette, "Hinson's campaign said the bill, which passed the House and stalled in the Senate, lacked guardrails to ensure the funding was spent appropriately or immediately." [Gazette, 9/21/22]
2024: Hinson Introduced Bipartisan Bill On Opioid Settlement Funds Oversight According to Daily Nonpareil, "Rep. Ashley Hinson introduced a bipartisan bill that she said would prevent the funds from being used as a 'piggy bank for other projects.' Instead, Hinson said her bill would ensure opioid settlement funds would be used to address the opioid crisis by funding treatment and wrap-around support, prevention and education of the dangers of opioid overuse in the fight against opioid misuse and abuse." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 1/25/24]
2024: Hinson Emphasized Bipartisanship In Opioid Legislation With Kaptur According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson shared a photo of herself and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat from Ohio, to emphasize the bipartisanship of the bill." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 1/25/24]
January 2024: Ashley Hinson Joined Bipartisan Group Calling For Federal Oversight Of Opioid Settlement Funds According to The Gazette, "Iowa's U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has joined a bipartisan group in Congress demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars received by state and local governments -- including Iowa -- through nationwide settlements with opioid drug manufacturers." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/28/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Cited Misuse Of Opioid Settlement Funds By State And Local Governments According to The Gazette, "State and local governments began spending opioid settlement money over the past two years, with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis, according to Hinson." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/28/24]
2020: Letter Writer Bill Stumpf Accused Ashley Hinson of Participating in Medicaid Cuts and Silence on ACA Repeal Lawsuit According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson is part of the Republican legislative majority that has gutted Medicaid in Iowa and has remained silent on the Republican-backed lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which protects families like mine. Her actions, like her rhetoric, speak volumes about her lack of commitment to supporting all of her constituents." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/6/20]
October 2020: DCCC Criticized Ashley Hinson For Supporting ACA Lawsuit And Health Insurance Comments According to Quad-City Times, "A new ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of U.S. House Democrats, criticizes Republican 1st District candidate Ashley Hinson for supporting a lawsuit that seeks to undo the federal Affordable Care Act, and criticizes her for saying she does not think every American wants health insurance. The ad [...] is referring to a Sept. 15 interview with Iowa Public Radio, in which Hinson was asked if she believes access to affordable health care and guaranteed coverage should be considered a right." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 10/6/20]
September 15, 2020: Ashley Hinson Stated Not Every American Wants Health Insurance Or That Government Should Provide It According to Quad-City Times, "I think access to health care is very important. Insurance is a different thing. I don't think every American wants health insurance, and I don't think that's something the government has to provide to every American," Hinson said." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 10/6/20]
October 2020: DCCC Criticized Ashley Hinson For Supporting Lawsuit To Undo Affordable Care Act According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "A new ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the political arm of U.S. House Democrats, criticizes Republican 1st District candidate Ashley Hinson for supporting a lawsuit that seeks to undo the federal Affordable Care Act, and criticizes her for saying she does not think every American wants health insurance." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 10/7/20]
2017: Eric Gjerde Asserted Ashley Hinson Refused to Fix Medicaid Privatization Issues According to an opinion piece by Eric Gjerde in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "GOP leaders and Rep. Hinson still refuse to fix the Medicaid privatization mess that turned our health care over to out-of-state, for-profit companies. That isn't a better deal, it's a bad deal for 622,160 Iowans who can't get the care they need." [Eric Gjerde - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/11/17]
2018: Ashley Hinson Supported Expanded Telemedicine and Healthcare Accountability Reforms According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "I've supported additional access and accountability in the health care industry. Our reforms require insurance to cover telemedicine for a number of conditions, including mental health services, expanding access to health care in all areas of the state." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/27/18]
2021: Hinson Viewed Teen Dating Violence As A Public Health Issue And Supported Collaboration With Public Health Departments According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"I see this as a public health issue: How can we be working with our public health departments to make sure we're taking care of our youngest generation?" Hinson said.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/1/21]
February 2021: Ashley Hinson Framed Teen Dating Violence As A Public Health Issue According to Waterloo Courier, '"I see this as a public health issue: How can we be working with our public health departments to make sure we're taking care of our youngest generation?" Hinson said.' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/1/21]
2017: Eric Gjerde Claimed Ashley Hinson Supported Health Care Plan Raising Individual Market Rates According to an opinion piece by Eric Gjerde in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Rep. Hinson, Trump and our new governor have crafted a new health care plan that will raise rates by an average of 43 percent on the individual market. That isn't a better deal, it's a bad deal for the 72,000 Iowans who will be paying higher premiums next year." [Eric Gjerde - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/11/17]
September 2020: Ashley Hinson Advocated Administrative Simplification To Lower Health Care Costs According to Gazette, "One way to curtail costs would be 'administrative simplification ... because a lot of the health care costs that are being passed on to consumers are tied up in administrative work.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Stated Reducing Health Care Costs Was Her Top Congressional Priority According to Muscatine Journal, "I see reducing health care costs as the No. 1 target of what Congress needs to take action on," Hinson said Monday during a virtual forum with the Greater Des Moines Partnership. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Called For Targeted Fixes To Health Care Including Preexisting Conditions Coverage According to Muscatine Journal, "So I think targeted fixes that cover preexisting conditions, I think that's incredibly important," said Hinson. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Criticized The Affordable Care Act For Increasing Premiums According to Muscatine Journal, "Clearly, premiums have increased dramatically, in some cases, more than doubled for people," she said. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Advocated For Administrative Simplification To Lower Health Care Costs According to Muscatine Journal, "One way to curtail costs would be 'administrative simplification ... because a lot of the health care costs that are being passed on to consumers are tied up in administrative work.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]