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Joe Biden on Health Care
* Start
paying for universal coverage with $100B in redundancy. (Sep 2007)
* Rethink healthcare by focusing on prevention. (Sep
2007)
* Start with catastrophic insurance and insuring all
kids. (Aug 2007)
* Got tested for AIDS after blood transfusion; no
shame in it. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
* Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun
1998)
* Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Voted YES on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health
record. (Dec 2003)
Sam Brownback on Health Care
* Expand Health Savings Accounts. (Sep 2007)
* Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol,
obesity. (Sep 2007)
* Market-based solution over socialized
government-pay system. (Aug 2007)
* Eliminate death by cancer in 10 years. (Jul 2007)
* Supports competitive marketplace with price
transparency. (Jul 2007)
* Supports Health Savings Accounts, not government
control. (Jul 2007)
* Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun
1998)
* Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health
voting record. (Dec 2003)
Hillary Clinton on Health Care
* Include
insurance industry in discussions, but rein them in. (Sep 2007)
* No parent should be told 'no' for healthcare for
their kids. (Sep 2007)
* I want to be the health care president. (Sep 2007)
* Local smoking bans ok, but no national ban. (Sep
2007)
* Outcry if AIDS were leading disease of young
whites. (Jun 2007)
* FactCheck: Yes, AIDS is leading disease of young
black women. (Jun 2007)
* 1993:Ambitious role plagued from start by secrecy
complaints. (Jun 2007)
* Lower costs and improve quality and cover
everybody. (Jun 2007)
* Electronic medical records save $120 billion in
health care. (Jun 2007)
* Insurers must fund prevention without preexisting
conditions. (Mar 2007)
* Require electronic medical record for all federal
healthcare. (Mar 2007)
* Universal health care coverage by the end of my
second term. (Feb 2007)
* I have the expertise to achieve universal
healthcare for all. (Feb 2007)
* 1997: Helped found State Children's Health
Insurance Program. (Dec 2006)
* Increase America's commitment against Global AIDS.
(Nov 2006)
* We need a uniquely American solution to health
care. (Oct 2006)
* FDA should compare drug effectiveness--not just
safety. (Oct 2006)
* Supply more medical needs of families, &
insure all children. (Jun 2006)
* Fought for pediatric rule: new drugs tested for
child safety. (Oct 2005)
* Health goal is affordable coverage for all. (Oct
2000)
* Fund teaching hospitals federally because market
fails. (Sep 2000)
* Regulate tobacco; fine of $3000 for every underage
smoker. (Apr 2000)
* Be prepared with defenses against infectious
disease. (Oct 1999)
* Medicare should be strengthened today. (Sep 1999)
* Work toward affordable universal health care. (Jun
1998)
* Smaller steps to progress on health care. (Jan
2000)
1990s Hillarycare
* A plan is necessary; but consensus is more
necessary. (Sep 2007)
* 1990s plan failed after big pharma & insurance
worked on it. (Apr 2007)
* 1990s healthcare reforms laid groundwork for
today's reforms. (Mar 2007)
* Still scarred from 1990s reform, but now doing it
better. (Feb 2007)
* 1990s reform called "secretive" but had 600 in
working group. (Nov 2003)
* Learned lessons on health care; but hasn’t given
up goal. (Aug 2000)
HillaryCare
* Hillary appointed 8 days after inauguration to
health cmte. (Oct 2007)
* Health care initiatives are her first priority in
Senate. (Feb 2001)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
* Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to
$250,000. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage.
(Apr 2001)
* Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other
innovations. (May 2003)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health
record. (Dec 2003)
* End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar
2004)
Chris Dodd on Health Care
* Universal health mart: shop for best plan to suit
your needs. (Sep 2007)
* Require at age 55 a physical exam to qualify for
Medicare. (Sep 2007)
* Make people pay high price for voluntary choice of
smoking. (Sep 2007)
* Include undocumented workers in healthcare plan.
(Sep 2007)
* Cover undocumented workers & their kids under
health plan. (Jul 2007)
* Democrats agree about universality; but not
getting job done. (Jun 2007)
* Extend Medicaid to poorer families. (Mar 2007)
* All Americans need same coverage as members of
Congress. (Mar 2007)
* Examine healthcare in context of income,
education, & jobs. (Mar 2007)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
* Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to
$250,000. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun
1998)
* Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Voted YES on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
* Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other
innovations. (May 2003)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health
record. (Dec 2003)
* Collect data on birth defects and present to the
public. (Apr 1998)
John Edwards on Health Care
* Comprehensive coverage costs $90B to $120B a year.
(Sep 2007)
* FactCheck: Plan costs $106B-$146B per year, not
$90B-$120B. (Sep 2007)
* 2004: universal coverage irresponsible; but US has
changed. (Sep 2007)
* Congress grants healthcare to all, or give up
their own. (Sep 2007)
* Exactly the same healthcare rights for same-sex
couples. (Aug 2007)
* Fully fund finding a cure for AIDS. (Jun 2007)
* FactCheck: Medicaid already covers treatment for
HIV/AIDS. (Jun 2007)
* Mental health parity: treat it just like physical
health. (Jun 2007)
* End Bush's tax cuts to pay for health care. (Jun
2007)
* Obama's health plan will leave about 15 million
uncovered. (Jun 2007)
* Medicare: invest in preventive care & better
chronic care. (Feb 2007)
* America's seniors & children victimized by
healthcare cuts. (Jun 2005)
* Double the funding to fight the global AIDS
epidemic. (Oct 2004)
* Support allowing prescription drugs into the US
from Canada. (Oct 2004)
* Cover every child and vulnerable adults. (Mar 2004)
* Health care should be viewed in larger context of
poverty. (Feb 2004)
* Cap on damages for personal injuries is
discriminatory. (Jan 2004)
* Med-mal cases are about accountability for
mistakes. (Dec 2003)
* Campbell verdict empowered nurses & informed
consent. (Dec 2003)
* Bush works for big HMOs and big pharma; I stand up
for you. (May 2003)
* Health care crisis requires fighting big
corporations. (May 2003)
* More help to those who fall through the cracks of
the system. (Aug 2004)
Universal Coverage
* $90B-$120B per year for healthcare, by ending Bush
tax cut. (Sep 2007)
* If not universal coverage, which people wouldn't
be covered? (Sep 2007)
* Let people choose between private plan and
single-payer. (Sep 2007)
* Take on insurance & drug companies, who have
blocked reform. (Sep 2007)
* For universal coverage, must mandate everyone be
covered. (Jul 2007)
* Require employer coverage for every single
American. (Apr 2007)
* Dysfunctional health care system needs bold,
dramatic change. (Mar 2007)
* Universal coverage makes US business more
competitve abroad. (Mar 2007)
* Not possible to get universal coverage without
raising taxes. (Mar 2007)
* Job-based insurance can be accomplished, not
single-payer. (Mar 2007)
* Silence is betrayal about universal healthcare-we
can't wait. (Feb 2007)
* Expand Medicaid & create health markets to
cover uninsured. (Feb 2007)
* Increase taxes to pay for universal insurance.
(Feb 2007)
* We need universal health insurance. (Feb 2007)
* It is morally wrong to leave so many Americans
uninsured. (Aug 2004)
* Start providing health insurance for every child
in America. (Aug 2004)
* Provide a bonus for states to get children
insured. (Aug 2004)
* Cover 3m Hispanic kids & have National
Translation Center. (Sep 2003)
* Require health insurance for every child. (Aug
2003)
* Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other
innovations. (May 2003)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health
record. (Dec 2003)
* End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar
2004)
Rudy Giuliani on Health Care
* Medicare and Medicaid need a private solution.
(Oct 2007)
* FactCheck: No evidence that free market would
halve premiums. (Oct 2007)
* $15,000 tax credit for health savings accounts.
(Aug 2007)
* Switch from employer decisions to individual
choices. (Jun 2007)
* $15,000 family tax deduction for your own health
insurance. (Jun 2007)
* 96,000 NYC children insured via HealthStat
initiative. (May 2007)
* No socialized medicine; give vouchers to the poor.
(Apr 2007)
Mike Gravel on Health Care
* Universal coverage with guaranteed equal care.
(Sep 2007)
* Reforms fail because pharma companies control
Congress. (Sep 2007)
* Everybody should have the same health care. (Sep
2007)
* Applies lessons from his healthcare-related
bankruptcy. (Sep 2007)
* Need to do better job on treating Americans with
HIV. (Aug 2007)
* End subsidization of the insurance companies. (Jun
2007)
* Doctors do a lot of testing today to cover their
backsides. (Mar 2007)
* Single-payer health care plan via vouchers you can
add to. (Mar 2007)
* Real reform impossible under mercantile lobbying
system. (Mar 2007)
* Reforming employer-based system keeps historical
accident. (Mar 2007)
* Vouchers provide freedom of choice and perhaps
public plan. (Mar 2007)
* President has role to energize people for
preventive health. (Mar 2007)
* Phase out Medicare and Medicaid over time. (Mar
2007)
* Citizen Power includes universal health care. (Jan
2007)
* Almost all developed nations provide healthcare
for all. (Nov 2006)
* We have impressive resources but need delivery to
people. (Jan 1972)
Mike Huckabee on Health Care
* We don't have a healthcare system; it's a
healthcare maze. (Oct 2007)
* Individually-controlled insurance, not government
SCHIP. (Oct 2007)
* Portable medical records that YOU own, not your
doctor. (Sep 2007)
* System is upside down; focuses on intervention
after illness. (Sep 2007)
* Oppose mandated health insurance and universal
coverage. (Sep 2007)
* Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol,
obesity. (Sep 2007)
* Give Americans Congress' healthcare, or give
Congress ours. (Aug 2007)
* Dems want government in charge; GOP want consumers
in charge. (Jun 2007)
* ARKids: Prevention less expensive than sick
children. (Jun 2007)
* Focus on health & prevention, not just disease
treatment. (Jan 2007)
* STOP the culture of chronic disease via
self-discipline. (Jan 2007)
* Guaranteed medical care not government's
responsibility. (Nov 2002)
* ARKids First program: record decreases in
uninsured. (Jan 2001)
* No federal pre-emption of employee health plan
regulation. (Oct 2001)
* Protect state tobacco settlement funds from
federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
Duncan Hunter on Health Care
* Romney's plan has 1,000 mandates; drives up cost
by 35%. (Oct 2007)
* Bring back family doctor, with tax breaks &
less malpractice. (Sep 2007)
* Oppose mandated health insurance and universal
coverage. (Sep 2007)
* Allow Americans to buy health insurance across
state lines. (Aug 2007)
* SCHIP bill is the first extension of socialized
medicine. (Aug 2007)
* States locking up insurance industry adds to high
Rx prices. (Jun 2007)
* Free enterprise invents drugs; Third World can't
do that. (Jun 2007)
* Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
* Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for
lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits
to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
* Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for
Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of
prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on small business associations for
buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on capping damages & setting time
limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under
federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
* Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for
Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide.
(Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical
Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health
voting record. (Dec 2003)
Dennis Kucinich on Health Care
* Let the US be like every other industrialized
democracy. (Sep 2007)
* Fake debate if we talk about maintaining present
system. (Sep 2007)
* FactCheck:Insurance industry profit is under $97B,
not $600B. (Sep 2007)
* Challenge system of premiums, co-pays and
deductibles. (Aug 2007)
* Medicare For All: all long-term care totally
covered. (Aug 2007)
* Healthcare access is a basic right in a democratic
society. (Jun 2007)
* Half of all bankruptcies come from medical bills.
(Jun 2007)
* Universal not-for-profit health care. (Apr 2007)
* Break the hold of the insurance companies. (Mar
2007)
* Competition between insurers only drives up
profits. (Mar 2007)
* Key to reform: end role for for-profit insurance
companies. (Feb 2007)
* Streamlined national health insurance as Enhanced
Medicare. (Nov 2006)
* Single-payer isn't in platform because it offends
donors. (Feb 2004)
* Not socialism, but a change from predatory
capitalism. (Feb 2004)
* Not-for-profit system differs from Hillary's
pro-HMO system. (Jan 2004)
* Tax employers to pay for single-payer plan. (Jan
2004)
* Rally to elect a new Congress to pass new health
care deal. (Nov 2003)
* I'm not selling insurance-switch to not-for-profit
system. (Nov 2003)
* Single-payer for alternative medicine, mental
health, more. (Sep 2003)
* 7.7% tax to pay for full coverage. (Sep 2003)
* Health is a right, not a privilege. (Sep 2003)
* Take profit motive out of health care. (Sep 2003)
* Insurance companies do not heal people;
practitioners do. (Aug 2003)
* Seniors forced to choose between medicine and
food. (Aug 2003)
* Prescription for America: ceiling on drug company
profits. (Aug 2003)
* Regulate prescription drug prices like utility
rates. (Aug 2003)
* Medicare for All: universal single-payer national
system. (Aug 2003)
* Private companies charge 18% admin & Medicare
charges 3%. (May 2003)
* Raise taxes for guaranteed, single payer,
universal care. (May 2003)
* HR 676, Conyers-Kucinich bill, establishes
Medicare for all. (Mar 2007)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
* Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for
lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
* Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits
to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for
Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of
prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
* Voted NO on small business associations for buying
health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted NO on capping damages & setting time
limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
* Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal
rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for
Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide.
(Oct 1999)
* Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical
Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan
2001)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health
record. (Dec 2003)
* Collect data on birth defects and present to the
public. (Apr 1998)
* Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov
1999)
John McCain on Health Care
* Give individuals $2500 refundable tax credits for
healthcare. (Oct 2007)
* Control health costs so manufacturers stay
competitive. (Oct 2007)
* No mandated universal system; no mandated
insurance coverage. (Jun 2006)
* Supports tax-free medical savings accounts &
tax credits. (Nov 2004)
* Higher taxes on cigarettes. (Jan 2000)
* Matching funds for seniors citizens’ prescription
drugs. (Dec 1999)
* Expand health insurance to 11 million uninsured
children. (Dec 1999)
* Keep health care promises to aging veterans. (Nov
1999)
* Address powerlessness when faced with health care
crises. (Jul 1999)
* “Patient rights” means value human life over
dollars. (Jul 1999)
* Expand medical savings; community health; &
tax deductions. (Jul 1999)
* Patient Rights: access; MDs over HMOs; grievance
process. (Jul 1999)
* Allow paying extra for choice of doctors &
care. (Jul 1999)
* Full doctor-patient discussion even when it costs
HMO. (Jul 1999)
* Supports patient rights; regulate nicotine as a
drug. (Jul 1998)
* More tax-deductible health costs; limits on
malpractice. (Jul 1998)
* Allow appealing HMO decisions externally & in
court. (Jul 1999)
* Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited
Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun
1998)
* Voted NO on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Voted NO on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
* Tax credits for those without employee health
insurance. (May 2002)
* Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May
2002)
* Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May
2002)
* $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors.
(May 2002)
* Rated 25% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health
voting record. (Dec 2003)
Barack Obama on Health Care
* Government healthcare like members of Congress
have. (Sep 2007)
* Morally wrong that terminally ill must consider
money. (Sep 2007)
* FactCheck: Correct that insurance lobbying cost
$1B. (Sep 2007)
* National smoking bans only after trying local
bans. (Sep 2007)
* Increase competition in the insurance and drug
markets. (Aug 2007)
* National Health Insurance Exchange for private
coverage. (Aug 2007)
* We need condom distribution to deal with the
scourge of AIDS. (Aug 2007)
* Reform failed in '90s because of drug company
lobbying. (Jul 2007)
* Homophobia prevents talking about HIV/AIDS. (Jun
2007)
* Got tested for AIDS, with wife, in public, in
Kenya. (Jun 2007)
* Health plan cuts typical family's premium by
$2,500 a year. (Jun 2007)
* Give people the choice to buy affordable health
care. (Jun 2007)
* Take on insurance companies; drive down health
care costs. (Jun 2007)
* National insurance pool & catastrophic
insurance. (Apr 2007)
* Employers are going to have to pay or play. (Mar
2007)
* Need political will to accomplish universal
coverage. (Mar 2007)
* Address minority health needs by more coverage
& targeting. (Mar 2007)
* Healthcare system is broken without lifetime
employment. (Oct 2006)
* The market alone can't solve our health-care woes.
(Oct 2006)
* Health care tied to balancing costs and taxes
nation wide. (Jun 2006)
* Allowing seniors to bulk purchase will save
taxpayers' money. (Oct 2004)
* Crises happen in our lives and healthcare is
necessary. (Oct 2004)
* Believes health care is a right, not a privilege
for the few. (Sep 2004)
* Lead global fight against AIDS. (Jul 2004)
* Allow prescription drug re-importation. (May 2004)
* Will expand health coverage & allow meds to be
re-imported. (May 2004)
* Ensure access to basic care. (Jul 1998)
* No need to mandate coverage; just let people
afford it. (Jul 2007)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
* Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for
Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for
producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for
Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
Ron Paul on Health Care
* Insurance companies & gov't make healthcare
unaffordable. (Oct 2007)
* Transfer funds from debt & empire-building to
healthcare. (Oct 2007)
* Socialized medicine won't work; nor managed care.
(Oct 2007)
* Managed care is expensive and hasn't worked. (Sep
2007)
* Oppose mandated health insurance and universal
coverage. (Sep 2007)
* Not government's role to protect people like Terri
Schiavo. (Sep 2007)
* Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol,
obesity. (Sep 2007)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
* Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for
lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
* Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits
to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for
Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of
prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on small business associations for
buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted NO on capping damages & setting time
limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
* Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for
Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide.
(Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical
Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Abolish federal Medicare entitlement; leave it to
states. (Dec 2000)
* Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on
public health issues. (Dec 2003)
Bill Richardson on Health Care
* Universal health care, no matter who you are. (Sep
2007)
* New healthcare system in one year, with no new
bureaucracies. (Sep 2007)
* Cover undocumented workers under health plan. (Jul
2007)
* FactCheck: Correctly estimated that 33% of
Medicare diabetes. (Jul 2007)
* Fund fight on HIV/AIDS both nationally and
internationally. (Jun 2007)
* NM plan: mandatory; prevention-based; choose your
own plan. (Jun 2007)
* Focus on preventive healthcare without raising
taxes. (Apr 2007)
* All Americans need same coverage as members of
Congress. (Mar 2007)
* State flexibility creates universal coverage
without taxes. (Feb 2007)
* Shift Medicaid costs back from states to federal.
(Nov 2005)
* Secure lower prescription drug costs for seniors.
(Jan 2004)
* Focus on raising childhood immunization rates.
(Jan 2004)
* Increase access to affordable health care. (Jan
2004)
* Consolidate mental health and substance abuse
therapy needs. (Jan 2004)
* Restrain Medicaid costs and maintain benefits.
(Jan 2004)
* Affordable access to healthcare for all New
Mexicans. (Oct 2002)
* New Mexico Cares: invest in our health. (Oct 2002)
* Supports managed competition & medical savings
accounts. (Nov 1996)
Mitt Romney on Health Care
* Let states create their own private, market-based
insurance. (Oct 2007)
* Removing most mandates drove down premium cost by
half. (Oct 2007)
* FactCheck: HillaryCare closer to RomneyCare than
"all gov't". (Oct 2007)
* FactCheck: MA plan works, but Romney not proposing
it for US. (Oct 2007)
* Same tax treatment if people buy insurance without
employers. (Oct 2007)
* Get everybody insured with state-based market
dynamics. (Oct 2007)
* Insure 45 million uninsured with a free-market
based system. (Aug 2007)
* FactCheck: Romney plan virtually identical to
Obama plan. (Jun 2007)
* MA program relies on personal responsibility &
the market. (Jun 2007)
* MA health plan insures all without taxes or
socialization. (May 2007)
* FactCheck: MA plan not yet in place so analysis
premature. (May 2007)
* Signal accomplishment as Governor is MA insurance
reform. (Mar 2007)
* MA reform focuses on individual responsibility
(via fines). (Mar 2007)
* State universal coverage plan is national test
case. (Apr 2006)
* Subsidies for health coverage for low-income
individuals. (Mar 2002)
* Voluntary purchasing pools. (Mar 2002)
Tom Tancredo on Health Care
* Greater individual opportunity for health savings
accounts. (Oct 2007)
* Supports drug reimport from Canada & Health
Savings Accounts. (Sep 2007)
* Individual responsibility does work in health
care. (Sep 2007)
* Oppose mandated health insurance and universal
coverage. (Sep 2007)
* Womb-to-tomb health care is not federal
responsibility. (Aug 2007)
* FactCheck: Illegals use less medical care than
citizens. (Aug 2007)
* Ridiculous to clone people for donating organs.
(May 2007)
* Healthcare costs skyrocket by free treatment of
aliens. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for
Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
* Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for
lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits
to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for
Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of
prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on small business associations for
buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on capping damages & setting time
limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under
federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
* Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for
Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide.
(Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical
Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Rated 22% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health
voting record. (Dec 2003)
Fred Thompson on Health Care
* Less benefits for high-income Medicare
beneficiaries. (Oct 2007)
* One-size-fits-all programs are inefficient &
inadequate. (Sep 2007)
* Competition, free-market solutions & personal
responsibility. (Sep 2007)
* Your own decisions are better than massive
bureaucracy. (Sep 2007)
* We have world's best medical system but it's too
expensive. (Aug 2007)
* Americans better served than nationalized Canadian
system. (Jun 2007)
* Medicare drug payment methods are fundamentally
flawed. (Jun 2001)
* Medicare loses $11B per year to errors and fraud.
(Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs
from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs &
collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare
prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on including prescription drugs under
Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on limiting self-employment health
deduction. (Jul 1999)
* Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun
1998)
* Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
* Voted NO on medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
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