Issue Position: Health Care
Issue Position
Issue Position: Health Care
SUMMARY OF WHAT TO DO:
Enact H.R. 676
Better Care for the Disabled
Tax Credits for Businesses to Provide Employee Health Care
Digital Integration of Our Medical Record Filing System at a National Level
Comprehensive Care for Our Veterans
FACTS: (1)There are forty-six million uninsured Americans. (2) Health care premiums have more than doubled since the turn of the century. (3) Having health insurance does not mean that all medical needs will be covered because the companies put profit before health care. Medical care, a basic necessity of life, should be affordable and accessible to all with no exceptions. In addition, our current health insurance costs rob American industry of the ability to compete globally. Small businesses find it especially difficult to cover their employees.
National health care is the solution. I support HR 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All, a bill currently supported by 91 Representatives. This bill provides a single-payer plan to cover all Americans regardless of age, employment, income, or health status. This plan is publicly funded but privately delivered. It is essential that we elect representatives who support this solution until we have the majority needed to pass the bill.
Until we pass and implement HR 676, I will fight to reform the Medicare prescription benefits, and push for Medicare to be able to negotiate discounts with large drug companies. Other short-term solutions include giving tax credits for businesses to provide employees with health care coverage and providing comprehensive care for our veterans. In addition, we should digitally integrate our medical record filing system at a national level. We should also ensure that all medical care providers receive adequate training regarding the special care of disabled Americans.
When I am elected, I pledge to donate half of my salary to two organizations, one of which will be FutureCare. FutureCare will provide for mobile health clinics that travel around the district and give care to children without insurance.
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