Gubernatorial Candidate Buono Visits Patients at Healthcare Center

State Senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono visited patients at the Preakness Healthcare Center Wednesday.

Buono, who represents the 18th Legislative District, talked to about 50 patients about the need to keep places like the center going.

“One day when I get to this age and I get to this position, I hope that I have a place like this to stay at and the kind of care that really is part of the safety social net,” Buono said. “Anyone who tells you that the social safety net drags people down, they're wrong. And I'm living proof of that. I think the social safety net lifts people up.

"I can tell you that I'm going to do everything that I possibly can to make sure that the residents here are always cared for and that programs such as Medicaid managed care aren't decimated,” Buono said.

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