Author Beth Macy Challenges Rep. Cline, Vows to Reverse Medicaid Cuts
Beth Macy, author of "Dopesick" and a longtime journalist covering the opioid epidemic, is the Democratic nominee challenging Republican Rep. Ben Cline in Virginia's 6th Congressional District. Macy says Cline's vote for the federal tax and spending law, which included Medicaid changes, motivated her to enter the race, arguing the cuts would make addiction treatment harder to obtain. Her platform includes reversing the law's Medicaid provisions, restoring enhanced ACA premium subsidies, expanding addiction treatment access in prisons, and improving care for people leaving incarceration. The general election will determine whether she unseats the four-term incumbent in a traditionally Republican-leaning district that national Democrats have recently targeted as competitive.