Candidates On The Issue Of Health Care

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Pro-Life Candidates:
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- John McCain:
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. Get healthcare records online to reduce costs. (Oct 2008)
. Mandated heath insurance is Big Government at its best. (Oct 2008)
. Put health records online, to reduce medical errors. (Oct 2008)
. Health care is a responsibility: just make it available. (Oct 2008)
. FactCheck: Plan is $5,000 per family, not $5,000 per person. (Oct 2008)
. Bring together smart Americans to solve Medicare. (Oct 2008)
. $5,000 refundable tax credit for every family. (Sep 2008)
. Family should make health decisions, not federal government. (Sep 2008)
. FactCheck: Obama's plan is voluntary for adults. (Sep 2008)
. FactCheck: McCain's $5,000 health tax credit would be taxed. (Aug 2008)
. Large tax credit for families to buy their health care. (Jul 2008)
. Harness market competition for comprehensive reform. (Feb 2008)
. Preserve quality of health care by individual responsibility. (Dec 2007)
. 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)
. We should be able to reimport drugs from Canada. (Jan 2006)
. Include a health savings account in healthcare reform. (Jan 2006)
. The problem with health care in America is inflation. (Jan 2006)
. Supports tax-free medical savings accounts & tax credits. (Nov 2004)
. 1989: No mandatory catastrophic Medicare coverage. (Jan 2004)
. 1993: To socialize healthcare would be to ruin it. (Jan 2004)
. Greater consumer access to generic drugs. (May 2002)
. Favorite cause: Cleft-palate surgery for children. (Oct 2007)
. 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)
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Voting Record
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. 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 blocking 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)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMcCaindotcom
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- Chuck Baldwin:
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. Freedom of choice for all healthcare decisions. (May 2008)
. No subsidies for HMOs; no forced vaccinations. (May 2008)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Chuck_Baldwin.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/chuckbaldwin2008
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Pro-Choice Candidates:
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- Barack Obama:
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. Health care is a right: something's fundamentally wrong now. (Oct 2008)
. FactCheck: Exempts small business, but no $2,500/yr savings. (Oct 2008)
. Health tax credit is bad idea; it will cost taxpayers more. (Sep 2008)
. $15B subsidies to private insurers was a lobbyist giveaway. (Sep 2008)
. FactCheck: McCain's plan taxes employees, not employers. (Sep 2008)
. Give more help to those denied a life of dignity & respect. (Jul 2008)
. Guaranteed health care for anyone who needs it. (Jul 2008)
. End-of-life self-medication ok; euthanasia by others not ok. (Apr 2008)
. Hillary's plan must either be enforced, or leave out people. (Feb 2008)
. The problem with health care is about affordability. (Jan 2008)
. Subsidies to people who can't afford care--not single payer. (Jan 2008)
. Bring GOP & Dems together to make haelthcare affordable. (Jan 2008)
. FactCheck: Reducing obesity would save $18B, not $1T. (Dec 2007)
. Reforms in prevention and drug price negotiation save money. (Dec 2007)
. Tackle insurance companies on reimbursement system. (Oct 2007)
. Help young people deal with the cost of medical education. (Oct 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)
. Reform failed in '90s because of drug company lobbying. (Jul 2007)
. Take on insurance companies; drive down health care costs. (Jun 2007)
. Address minority health needs by more coverage & targeting. (Mar 2007)
. Health care tied to balancing costs and taxes nation wide. (Jun 2006)
. Allowing seniors to bulk purchase will save taxpayers' money. (Oct 2004)
. Allow prescription drug re-importation. (May 2004)
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AIDS
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. Use whatever works with AIDS, including teaching abstinence. (Apr 2008)
. We need condom distribution to deal with the scourge of AIDS. (Aug 2007)
. Homophobia prevents talking about HIV/AIDS. (Jun 2007)
. Got tested for AIDS, with wife, in public, in Kenya. (Jun 2007)
. Curing AIDS must be all-hands-on-deck effort. (Mar 2007)
. Lead global fight against AIDS. (Jul 2004)
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Universal Coverage
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. Zero fines & no mandate for small business. (Oct 2008)
. No exclusions for pre-existing conditions. (Oct 2008)
. Ban insurance companies from discriminating against the sick. (Aug 2008)
. I've got a health plan and a plan to get it implemented. (Jun 2008)
. AdWatch: My plan costs $2,500 less per family than Clinton's. (Apr 2008)
. FactCheck: Unclear if Obama's plan costs less than Clinton's. (Apr 2008)
. Universal health care means anyone who wants it can get it. (Feb 2008)
. Insurers are happy to have a mandate; issue is affordability. (Feb 2008)
. Voluntary universal participation, like in Medicare Part B. (Feb 2008)
. Mandating kids' insurance ok; mandating adults has problems. (Feb 2008)
. Young adults up to age 25 can be covered under parents' plan. (Feb 2008)
. My plan does more than anybody to reduce costs. (Feb 2008)
. My health plan does not leave 15 million people uncovered. (Feb 2008)
. Adults will get health care as they can afford it. (Feb 2008)
. AdWatch: punishing uninsured families doesn't make sense. (Feb 2008)
. FactCheck: Hillary's plan does mandate; but so does Obama's. (Feb 2008)
. No one turned away due to illness or pre-existing condition. (Feb 2008)
. Buy private insurance via National Health Insurance Exchange. (Feb 2008)
. Against enforcement mechanism for mandating insurance. (Jan 2008)
. FactCheck: Yes, Obama favored single-payer, despite denial. (Jan 2008)
. FactCheck: No, US costs are not twice as much as others. (Jan 2008)
. AdWatch: Pressure insurance & drug companies to change. (Jan 2008)
. FactCheck: OPPORTUNITY to insure all, but no GUARANTEE. (Jan 2008)
. AdWatch: Don't make it illegal not to have health care. (Jan 2008)
. Being poor in this country is hazardous to your health. (Dec 2007)
. Problem isn't mandating coverage, but affording it. (Nov 2007)
. FactCheck: Coverage plan might leave 8.5 million uninsured. (Nov 2007)
. Cautious incremental plan offers choice & subsidy. (Nov 2007)
. Added 20,000 children to Illinois healthcare. (Oct 2007)
. Government healthcare like members of Congress have. (Sep 2007)
. Increase competition in the insurance and drug markets. (Aug 2007)
. National Health Insurance Exchange for private coverage. (Aug 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)
. 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)
. Universal health care by of first term. (Feb 2007)
. Healthcare system is broken without lifetime employment. (Oct 2006)
. The market alone can't solve our health-care woes. (Oct 2006)
. Focus on the affordability of a broad healthcare plan. (Jan 2006)
. 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)
. Will expand health coverage & allow meds to be re-imported. (May 2004)
. Ensure access to basic care. (Jul 1998)
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Voting Record
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. No need to mandate coverage; just let people afford it. (Jul 2007)
. Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
. 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)
. Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention. (Jan 2001)
. More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs. (Jan 2001)
. Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
. Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
. Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom
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- Ralph Nader:
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. For single-payer; all major candidates oppose it. (Feb 2008)
. Billing fraud and abuse costs $200B. (Feb 2008)
. Single-payer health care plan over for-profit care. (Feb 2008)
. 3.5% payroll tax to fund universal healthcare. (Sep 2002)
. Enforce fair drug prices if sponsored by govt research. (Oct 2000)
. Medicare prescriptions covered under universal health care. (Sep 2000)
. Price restraints on drugs; limit profiteering. (Sep 2000)
. Opposes assisted suicide laws for terminally ill. (Aug 2000)
. Cradle-to-grave health care better than Clinton’s plan. (Jul 2000)
. Use Canadian system as a model for US. (May 2000)
. Health care is a universal human right. (May 2000)
. Recast health care in a non-profit mode. (Mar 2000)
. Keep commercialism out of maternity wards. (Aug 1999)
. Make medicines affordable in Third World. (Jul 1999)
. Challenge the monetization of HMOs. (Jul 1999)
. HMO review procedures must be independent of HMOs. (Jul 1999)
. HMO plan: accountability, doctor-driven, independent review. (Jul 1999)
. Big Pharma blocks selling generic drugs to Third World. (Dec 1998)
. Criticizes “sweetheart deal” for big tobacco. (Nov 1998)
. Let FDA regulate nicotine as an addictive drug. (Mar 1996)
. Tobacco is the world’s worst air pollutant. (Oct 1994)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ralph_Nader.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/votenader08
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- Cynthia McKinney:
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. Supports single-payer universal health care. (Feb 2008)
. Resources for health needs, pre-natal & post-natal care. (Jan 2008)
. Take insurance companies out of health-care equation. (Jan 2008)
. Affordable health care is a matter of national security. (Dec 2007) ( ? )
. Against rationing or voucher-based system of insurance. (Dec 2007)
. Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
. 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 NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
. Increase funding for AIDS treatment & prevention. (Jan 2001)
. More funding for Rx benefits, community health, CHIPs. (Jan 2001)
. MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
. Provide mental health services for older Americans. (May 2005)
. Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)
. Supported funding women's health needs. (Jul 1999)
. Supported funding older women's health. (Jul 1999)
. Supported funding Prenatal and Postpartum Care. (Jul 1999)
. Supported funding Family and Children's Coverage. (Jul 1999)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Cynthia_McKinney.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RunCynthiaRun
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Unreliable as far as Pro-Life Candidate:
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- Bob Barr:
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. 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)
. Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Bob_Barr.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/BobBarr2008
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- Ron Paul:
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. Replace Medicaid with volunteer pro-bono medical care. (Apr 2008)
. Private medical savings accounts, not government meddling. (Apr 2008)
. 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 NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
. Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
. Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 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)
. Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
. Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)
. Prohibit mandatory mental health screen for students. (May 2007)
. Remove restrictions on estriol (menopause medication). (Jun 2008)
. Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
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http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm
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http://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaul2008dotcom
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