As a Physician Associate (PA) and public health professional, Kishla has cared for patients and led teams through crisis. She knows Nebraska’s healthcare system should work as one — not as fragmented services that leave people behind.

Her Whole Health approach builds a true system of care that connects prevention, primary care, behavioral health, and emergency response into one coordinated network. She will lower prescription costs, expand access to affordable generic drugs, protect Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.

In Congress, Kishla will Introduce Whole Health America:

A Smarter, More Affordable Way to Make Healthcare Work

America spends more on healthcare than any country in the world, yet too many families still struggle to afford care or access it. The problem is not just who pays for healthcare. It is how care is delivered.

Whole Health America fixes that by redesigning the system to work for people.

At its core, this plan creates a simpler, more connected model of care where primary care is the front door and essential services are integrated into one coordinated system. Instead of navigating multiple providers and systems, patients have one care team responsible for their health.

This means bringing together:

• Medical care

• Mental health

• Dental, vision, and hearing

• Prevention and public health

Care becomes easier to access, more consistent, and focused on keeping people healthy, not just treating them when they are sick.

Whole Health America lowers costs by fixing what drives them. Earlier care prevents emergencies. Coordinated services reduce duplication. Simpler systems cut administrative waste. Payment is aligned to reward outcomes, not volume.

This plan builds on Medicare, Medicaid, employer coverage, and ACA plans, but makes them work better. It expands access through telehealth, mobile care, and community-based services, especially in rural communities.

For those who struggle to use their coverage, it improves access and connects them to care earlier.

This is a practical path forward — one that moves us toward a system where every American can access affordable, reliable healthcare when they need it.

Build a System of Mental Health Resilience

• Further mature the integration of the 988 crisis response system as part of a coordinated Mental Health Resilience Package, ensuring mental health emergencies receive the same unified, immediate response as fire or medical calls.

• Establish a Mental Health Innovation Center for Farmers and Ranchers — a Nebraska-based hub for rural access, workforce training, and suicide-prevention outreach.