Yesterday we caught up with the Democrat who's trying to turn a red congressional district blue.

Zach DiMarco announced his plan to lower health care costs during a visit to Bourbon County.

Here's more on that from our Emily Prince.

We know it's too expensive for people to get the health care they need.

And the question is, is Congress going to step up and do its job to fix it?

Or are they going to keep the status quo that's only been benefiting big insurance companies, big pharma and the ultra wealthy?

Zach Timbo, the Democrat running against Doctor Ralph Alvarado in the sixth Congressional District, says if elected, he'd work to reverse Medicaid cuts and make health care medication costs more transparent.

Jimbo stopped in Bourbon County on Thursday to speak about his platform.

He was joined by health care professionals and former Democratic Governor Steve Beshear.

Beshear spoke against President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill act, which is expected to enact new Medicaid eligibility requirements and cut Medicaid spending by $1 trillion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Most of the changes made by H.R.

one will begin on January 1st of next year.

Big ugly Bill is going to throw hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians off the program again, and it's going to threaten the entire program before all is said and done.

These cuts that are going to shutter 35 rural hospitals, six right here, kick 200,000 Kentuckians off Medicaid at a time where we can barely afford gas and diesel and groceries.

I don't see how anyone could say that is a pro health care pro rural decision.

These Democrats believe there's still time to reverse the changes.

Jimbo said he wants to stop the cuts before the deadline, and he believes getting out of the war in Iran would help free up money to pay for Medicaid.

The Democratic nominee also said he wants to see the federal government offer a public health insurance plan.

We need there to be an option for folks to be able to get their insurance from the government.

People who like their employer sponsored health care can stay on it, but we need an option for people to be able to do that.

Beshear said he's confident in Jimbo's ability to flip the sixth Congressional District blue, and said people are paying attention to key issues like health care.

People out here are mad.

They're angry.

They're fearful because nobody's paying attention to their health care is not a Partizan issue because we're not trying to get it for a Republican or a Democrat or an independent.

We want it for everybody.

And we think every Kentuckian deserves care and affordable, quality, accessible health care.

In Paris for Kentucky edition.

I'm Emily Prince.

Dembele's opponent, Ralph Alvarado, is a physician and former Tennessee health commissioner.

Alvarado released a television ad earlier this month calling for price transparency from health insurance companies.

We reached out to Alvarado's campaign for a response to Jimbo's announcement but have not heard back.