Guinta to Kick Off Listening Tour Next Week

Frank Guinta will launch a health care listening tour next week, kicking off in Rochester and including stops in Portsmouth, Exeter and Londonderry.

The Republican 1st District Congressional candidate will visit hospitals excluded from Obamacare’s insurance exchange, senior centers, businesses affected by Obamacare and more. A press release announcing the tour said he'll be looking to hear from residents about the solutions needed to fix the "broken" health care system.

The first stop on the tour will be next Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Rochester’s Frisbie Hospital. Frisbie is one of the 10 hospitals in New Hampshire not permitted to participate in the limited network of health care providers available to Granite Staters who purchase insurance through the Obamacare exchange. Guinta will tour the hospital and meet with officials to discuss the impact this will have on resident’s access to care.

Guinta will also make stops at the Londonderry Senior Center, Portsmouth Regional Hospital and the Dover Community Center in February and stops at Exeter Hospital and Parkland Medical Center in Derry in March. Additional stops will be added at a later date.

"Obamacare offers New Hampshire residents plans they don’t want, don’t need and can’t afford," Guinta said in a statement. "Thousands of Granite Staters have lost their health insurance, access to hospitals in their backyard while their premiums skyrocket. It is long past time to focus on solutions to decrease costs and increase access to health care. Obamacare has failed NH. Frank looks forward to hearing from residents, business owners and those in the healthcare field about their needs.

"Granite Staters deserve a health care system that offers access to health insurance that won’t bankrupt them, offers choice and easy access to health care services they need. Obamacare offers none of this. Solutions are within our grasp if Washington politicians would simply listen to those they represent and implement policies consistent with the needs of their constituents."