Addressing the Issues: Health Care

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Addressing the Issues: Health Care

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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)

November Election Day Countdown:

Officials: Threats sent to McCain offices (AP)
AP - Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office in the Denver suburb of Centennial, and a similar letter was sent to a McCain office in Manchester, N.H.
Obama says he's made his veep choice (AP)
AP - Barack Obama said Thursday he's chosen his running mate, but coyly kept all the details to himself as he campaigned with one leading contender and planned a major rally to present the Democratic ticket Saturday in Illinois.
Obama raps McCain for ignorance of his own houses (AP)
AP - John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn't know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying McCain as wealthy and out of touch.