Matthew Laszacs is a business executive with two decades of leadership experience. A North Carolina Wesleyan graduate, he previously ran for state House and Senate seats.
Candidate Q&A
What do you see as the biggest financial and administrative challenge to implementing the work requirements for Medicaid that were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill?
Laszacs has argued that government-funded health care should be limited primarily to a safety net for vulnerable populations, such as pregnant women and people with disabilities, rather than able-bodied adults. While running for state office, he also proposed replacing Medicaid’s direct-payment model with state-funded health savings accounts to give beneficiaries more control over their health care spending. We could not find a public statement from Laszacs specifically addressing the financial or administrative challenges of implementing the new federal Medicaid work requirements.
What would be your plan for ensuring the future security/strength of Social Security and Medicare?
NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
What would you support in Congress as a plan to help control health care/ pharmaceutical costs?
Laszacs has said greater competition, consumer choice and reduced regulation would lower health care costs. He has proposed eliminating Certificate of Need laws, reducing licensing barriers to services such as direct primary care and telemedicine, and giving individuals greater control over health care spending. He has also argued for ending the federal tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance so that individuals, rather than employers, control more of their health care dollars.
What steps would you take to improve access to health care in rural areas? How do we make the Rural Health Transformation Program successful in North Carolina?
Laszacs has advocated increasing the supply of health care services in rural and underserved areas by reducing regulatory barriers. He supports granting nurse practitioners and pharmacists full practice authority, expanding telemedicine and eliminating Certificate of Need requirements, which he argues restrict competition and prevent providers from expanding into underserved communities.
NC Health News could not find a public statement from Laszacs specifically addressing how the federal Rural Health Transformation Program should be implemented in North Carolina.
The rollout of AI is moving fast, including in health care, and leaders in that space are calling for things to slow down. What federal moves should be taken to regulate it, if at all?
NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
Where do you stand on federal vaccine policy? What should be done to prevent future disease outbreaks?
Laszacs opposes blanket government vaccination mandates, arguing that individuals should decide whether to be vaccinated. He has said employers, schools and other institutions should be permitted to set their own vaccination requirements because individuals can choose whether to work for or attend them. His health care platform also calls for repealing government requirements or prohibitions on vaccinations and other medical treatment.
We’ve had some high-profile food contamination outbreaks, yet the federal government is pulling back on regulation of food, air and water. What level of federal regulation do you support and why?
Laszacs has generally advocated reducing government regulation and has previously argued that private individuals are better stewards of land and natural resources than government. NC Health News could not find a public statement from him specifically addressing what level of federal food-safety, clean-air or drinking-water regulation he supports.
PFAS contamination is a nationwide issue; how do you address it while balancing public safety and business interests?
NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
The building and placement of data centers have become a big issue, particularly in many rural communities. What should be the federal government’s role, if any, in how these are developed?
NC Health News could not find anything in the public record on this topic.
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