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Rocky Anderson on Health Care

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Lack of affordable healthcare has decimated the middle class. (Nov 2011)

Michele Bachmann on Health Care

Republican Representative (MN)

Click here for 33 full quotes by Michele Bachmann OR click here for Michele Bachmann on other issues.

Bachmann healthcare stances compared to Sarah Palin. (Jan 2012)
2012 is our one shot to get rid of ObamaCare. (Dec 2011)
Universal healthcare is euphemism for government takeover. (Nov 2011)
ObamaCare is bad policy; bad economics; and immoral. (Nov 2011)
Repeal of ObamaCare starts with repealing the CLASS Act. (Oct 2011)
Don't let a federal political board make medical decisions. (Oct 2011)
Decisions about STD vaccines should be made by parents. (Sep 2011)
End the idea that government should keep buying more stuff. (Sep 2011)
Never force little girls to have HPV vaccinations. (Sep 2011)
ObamaCare is unconstitutional; I'm committed to its repeal. (Sep 2011)
ObamaCare is killing jobs. (Sep 2011)
FactCheck: CBO never claimed ObamaCare was a job-killer. (Sep 2011)
I fought; when others ran, I fought. (Aug 2011)
Government has no authority to force people to buy insurance. (Aug 2011)
ObamaCare is the largest spending program in our history. (Jul 2011)
I will not rest until Obamacare is repealed. (Jul 2011)
First member of Congress to call for repeal of ObamaCare. (Jun 2011)
FactCheck: pre-ObamaCare system was 49th, not best in world. (Jan 2011)
ObamaCare replaces finest system with government coverage. (Jan 2011)
Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
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 NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Prohibit mandatory mental health screen for students. (May 2007)
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law. (Jan 2011)

Joe Biden on Health Care

Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)

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McCain health plan is ultimate Bridge to Nowhere. (Oct 2008)
Modernize, simplify & expand health insurance. (Nov 2007)
Help medical students find ways to finance their tuition. (Oct 2007)
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)
Survived two aneurysms in the 1990s. (Oct 2005)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 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 blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)

Herman Cain on Health Care

Republican Businessman & Talk-Show Host

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Medicare cost 9 times its originally promised cost. (Nov 2011)
DC can't solve healthcare costs; use market driven ideas. (Nov 2011)
Block grants to states & partial vouchers to people. (Nov 2011)
If ObamaCare were in effect in 2006, I'd be dead of cancer. (Sep 2011)
First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms. (Sep 2011)
Focus on controlling costs and choosing doctors. (Jul 2011)
ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace. (May 2011)
1993: Clinton health plan would negatively impact jobs. (Aug 2001)

Hillary Clinton on Health Care

Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY)

Click here for 84 full quotes by Hillary Clinton OR click here for 25 older headlines OR click here for Hillary Clinton on other issues.

Don�t legitimize end-of-life decision, but ok to help decide. (Apr 2008)
Decrease generic drug costs for developing countries. (Apr 2008)
Taxpayers pay for drug R&D, not drug companies. (Jan 2008)
Need a health care system that manages chronic diseases. (Jan 2008)
Universal health care is a core Democratic principle. (Jan 2008)
Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world. (Dec 2007)
No parent should be told �no� for healthcare for their kids. (Sep 2007)
Local smoking bans ok, but no national ban. (Sep 2007)
Outcry if AIDS were leading disease of young whites. (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)
Increase America�s commitment against Global AIDS. (Nov 2006)
FDA should compare drug effectiveness--not just safety. (Oct 2006)
Supply more medical needs of families, & insure all children. (Jun 2006)
Healthcare system plagued with underuse, overuse, and abuse. (Oct 2005)
Fought for pediatric rule: new drugs tested for child safety. (Oct 2005)
Low-tech low-cost water treatment for developing world. (Nov 2003)
Millions uninsured is source of America's healthcare crisis. (Nov 2003)
Recommended "managed competition"; not single-payer system. (Nov 2003)
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)
GOP overwhelmed by her health reform knowledge. (Jun 1995)
Smaller steps to progress on health care. (Jan 2000)
1990s HillaryCare
2007: recast 1990s disaster as experience to make it happen. (Jan 2010)
Hillary appointed 8 days after inauguration to health cmte. (Oct 2007)
A plan is necessary; but consensus is more necessary. (Sep 2007)
1993:Ambitious role plagued from start by secrecy complaints. (Jun 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)
1997: Helped found State Children�s Health Insurance Program. (Dec 2006)
1993 health plan initially praised as moderate & workable. (Jun 2004)
1990s reform called �secretive� but had 600 in working group. (Nov 2003)
When last Republican backed out, HillaryCare died. (Nov 2003)
Despite failure, glad she tried system-wide reform. (Nov 2003)
1994 "Harry & Louise" ads exploited consumer fears. (Nov 2003)
1990s plan based on employer mandate. (Feb 2003)
Learned lessons on health care; but hasn�t given up goal. (Aug 2000)
1979: Developed program to deliver rural healthcare. (Aug 1999)
2008 HillaryCare
We need a movement to get healthcare done this time. (Aug 2009)
2006: If I can't do universal coverage, why run? (Aug 2009)
AdWatch: Got health insurance for six million kids. (Mar 2008)
Include everyone, to avoid cherry-picking and its hidden tax. (Feb 2008)
Healthcare without mandate is like voluntary Social Security. (Feb 2008)
Many uninsured are young & don�t think they need coverage. (Feb 2008)
Make it illegal to discriminate against sick people. (Feb 2008)
Tired of health insurance companies deciding who live or die. (Feb 2008)
Universal health care will not work if it is voluntary. (Feb 2008)
Mandate insurance AND make it affordable for all. (Jan 2008)
Health care tax credit ensures affordability. (Nov 2007)
Insurance companies cannot deny people coverage. (Oct 2007)
Condemns insurers as motivated by greed. (Oct 2007)
American Health Choices Plan: keep yours or pick Congress�. (Sep 2007)
Pay for health plan by $52B tax repeal & $77B efficiencies. (Sep 2007)
Mandated responsibility by individuals, industry & employers. (Sep 2007)
Since 1993, new consensus developed on need for healthcare. (Sep 2007)
Include insurance industry in discussions, but rein them in. (Sep 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)
We need a uniquely American solution to health care. (Oct 2006)
Voting Record
Health care initiatives are her first priority in Senate. (Feb 2001)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
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 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)
Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
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)
Sponsored bill for mental health service for older Americans. (May 2005)
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)

Newt Gingrich on Health Care

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

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Rick Santorum's healthcare stances compared to Newt's. (Jan 2012)
HillaryCare mandate ok; ObamaCare mandate unconstitutional. (Dec 2011)
No mandatory premium support model; give people choices. (Nov 2011)
Medicare pays crooks; contract it out to private companies. (Nov 2011)
Block grant Medicaid; create individual incentives & bonuses. (Nov 2011)
Rampant Medicaid/Medicare fraud: stop paying the crooks. (Jul 2011)
If you mandate healthcare, you mandate everything in life. (Jun 2011)
House GOP Medicare plan was right-wing social engineering. (Jun 2011)
Repeal ObamaCare; sign tort reform instead. (Feb 2011)
21st-century personalized intelligent health system. (Dec 2007)
Focus on health as a moral issue. (Dec 2007)
Medicare opt-in to private health savings accounts. (Dec 2006)
Focus 21st Century Intelligent Health System on individuals. (Dec 2006)
Market competition yields more health choice at lower prices. (Dec 2006)
1994: Declined gov't insurance but gov't paid 75% anyway. (Nov 2003)
Save dollars and save lives--so transform urgently. (Sep 2003)
System broken due to �perfect storm� of converging problems. (Sep 2003)
Tax credits for developing technology for disabilities. (Sep 2003)
Re-focus Medicare on preventive health instead of sickness. (Sep 2003)
Market dynamics can save healthcare, not government control. (Sep 2003)
Focus on prevention; would save $14B with diabetes. (Jul 1998)
Ongoing battle against liberals nationalizing healthcare. (Jul 1998)
Too much reform puts 1/7 of US economy at risk. (Jun 1995)
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)

Mike Huckabee on Health Care

Republican AR Governor

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Healthcare reform requires cultural change over a generation. (Nov 2008)
Ok to ban smoking from workplaces, but not to ban smoking. (Feb 2008)
Called for isolating AIDS carriers in 1992, not quarantine. (Dec 2007)
1/3 self-insured; 1/3 don�t want it; 1/3 can�t afford it. (Dec 2007)
Crisis from waiting until people are catastrophically ill. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: 2/3 of uninsured can�t afford insurace, not 1/3. (Dec 2007)
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)
Co-led effort against child obesity with Bill Clinton. (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)
The road to obesity is paved with procrastination. (May 2006)
To stop procrastinating: Set date; stick to it; and start!. (May 2006)
Nothing tastes as good as it feels to be healthy. (May 2006)
We don�t have a health-care system but a disease-care system. (Jan 2006)
Guaranteed medical care not government�s responsibility. (Nov 2002)
ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured. (Jan 2001)
Designed ARKids for preventive healthcare for kids. (Oct 2000)
Supports consumer-driven �medical IRA� with tax-free money. (Nov 1992)
No additional AIDS spending; cancer & vascular victims first. (Nov 1992)
Ban smoking in all public places. (Nov 1992)
Isolate carriers of this plague of AIDS. (Nov 1992)
No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Jon Huntsman on Health Care

Republican UT Governor

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ObamaCare can't be waived without repealing the mandate. (Oct 2011)
Stripped-down bare-bones catastrophic health insurance. (Sep 2011)
We reformed UT healthcare without mandates. (Sep 2011)
Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now. (Jun 2011)
Supports market-based, consumer empowering legislation. (Jun 2011)
Truly affordable insurance: pathway to coverage for everyone. (Jan 2009)
No denial of coverage because of minor ailments. (Jan 2008)
We mandate insurance for cars, but not children's health. (Jan 2007)

Gary Johnson on Health Care

Former Republican NM Governor

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Repeal ObamaCare & failed Medicare prescription drug benefit. (May 2011)
No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
More federal funding for rural health services. (Aug 2001)
Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Barack Obama on Health Care

Democratic President (2008); IL Senator (2004)

Click here for 91 full quotes by Barack Obama OR click here for 24 older headlines OR click here for Barack Obama on other issues.

Ron Paul's healthcare stances compared to Obama. (Jan 2012)
OpEd: Incremental plan builds on patchwork system. (Aug 2008)
2003 Rx Drug Bill combined worst of public & private sectors. (Aug 2008)
Give more help to those denied a life of dignity & respect. (Jul 2008)
Subsidies to people who can�t afford care--not single payer. (Jan 2008)
Reforms in prevention and drug price negotiation save money. (Dec 2007)
National smoking bans only after trying local bans. (Sep 2007)
Take on insurance companies; drive down health care costs. (Jun 2007)
Address minority health needs by more coverage & targeting. (Mar 2007)
Allow prescription drug re-importation. (May 2004)
AIDS
Advocated condom use to avoid AIDS at Saddleback Church. (Jan 2010)
CDC estimate: a half million would follow Obama's AIDS test. (Aug 2008)
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)
ObamaCare
Repealing healthcare reform would cost $250B. (Jan 2011)
Medicare is major driver of our long-term liabilities. (Jan 2010)
Zero fines & no mandate for small business. (Oct 2008)
No exclusions for pre-existing conditions. (Oct 2008)
Health care is a right: something�s fundamentally wrong now. (Oct 2008)
Ban insurance companies from discriminating against the sick. (Aug 2008)
Include everyone who wants insurance in national pool. (Aug 2008)
I�ve got a health plan and a plan to get it implemented. (Jun 2008)
Voluntary universal participation, like in Medicare Part B. (Feb 2008)
Buy private insurance via National Health Insurance Exchange. (Feb 2008)
Against enforcement mechanism for mandating insurance. (Jan 2008)
Problem isn�t mandating coverage, but affording it. (Nov 2007)
Cautious incremental plan offers choice & subsidy. (Nov 2007)
Tackle insurance companies on reimbursement system. (Oct 2007)
Government healthcare like members of Congress have. (Sep 2007)
Morally wrong that terminally ill must consider money. (Sep 2007)
Increase competition in the insurance and drug markets. (Aug 2007)
National Health Insurance Exchange for private coverage. (Aug 2007)
Give people the choice to buy affordable health care. (Jun 2007)
Employers are going to have to pay or play. (Mar 2007)
The market alone can�t solve our health-care woes. (Oct 2006)
Health care tied to balancing costs and taxes nation wide. (Jun 2006)
Will expand health coverage & allow meds to be re-imported. (May 2004)
Obamacare Criticism
FactCheck: healthcare reform saves $2B to $10B, not $250B. (Jan 2011)
OpEd: Obama's public responsibility for health is socialism. (Nov 2010)
OpEd: Slices $500B from Medicare; repeals Medicare Advantage. (Apr 2010)
OpEd: Obamacare decides when life is worth preserving. (Apr 2010)
OpEd: authority to require private insurance purchases? (Apr 2010)
OpEd: cut $622B in Medicare despite claiming no cuts. (Mar 2010)
High-risk pool for uninsured, now in plan, was GOP idea. (Jan 2010)
Cross-state-line insurance leads to cherry-picking. (Jan 2010)
Tort reform only saves $5B per year; not enough to matter. (Jan 2010)
Didn't tackle healthcare for political benefit, it's needed. (Jan 2010)
FactCheck: Obama's estimate of $1T saved is closer to $132B. (Jan 2010)
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)
End-of-life self-medication ok; euthanasia by others not ok. (Apr 2008)
AdWatch: punishing uninsured families doesn�t make sense. (Feb 2008)
FactCheck: Yes, Obama favored single-payer, despite denial. (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)
FactCheck: Reducing obesity would save $18B, not $1T. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: Coverage plan might leave 8.5 million uninsured. (Nov 2007)
FactCheck: Correct that insurance lobbying cost $1B. (Sep 2007)
Reform failed in �90s because of drug company lobbying. (Jul 2007)
Universal Coverage
Add 2,000 new primary-care residency spots. (Apr 2010)
Reduce premiums and uninsured get same coverage as Congress. (Oct 2008)
When your child gets sick, you don't shop for best bargain. (Jul 2008)
If we started from scratch, one-payer system would be best. (Jul 2008)
Universal health care means anyone who wants it can get it. (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)
Adults will get health care as they can afford it. (Feb 2008)
No one turned away due to illness or pre-existing condition. (Feb 2008)
AdWatch: Pressure insurance & drug companies to change. (Jan 2008)
Being poor in this country is hazardous to your health. (Dec 2007)
Added 20,000 children to Illinois healthcare. (Oct 2007)
National insurance pool & catastrophic insurance. (Apr 2007)
Healthcare system is broken without lifetime employment. (Oct 2006)
Focus on the affordability of a broad healthcare plan. (Jan 2006)
Crises happen in our lives and healthcare is necessary. (Oct 2004)
Voting Record
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)

Sarah Palin on Health Care

Republican Governor (AK); 2008 nominee for Vice President

Click here for 13 full quotes by Sarah Palin OR click here for Sarah Palin on other issues.

ObamaCare should focus on helping doctors via tort reform. (Nov 2010)
Greater competition, more choices, and less litigation. (Jan 2009)
Health Care Commission recommends habits against obesity. (Jan 2009)
$5,000 tax credit for families to buy their own coverage. (Oct 2008)
FactCheck: Obama�s plan does not remove private insurance. (Oct 2008)
FactCheck: McCain�s plan costs $14B/year; not budget-neutral. (Oct 2008)
Signed up as organ donor; Alaska leads the states. (Apr 2008)
Health care must be market-and business-driven. (Jan 2008)
Take personal responsibility for personal health & all areas. (Jan 2008)
Doctors should manage health care, not bureaucracies. (Jan 2008)
Personal responsibility & choices key to good health. (Jan 2008)
Flexibility in government regulations to allow competition. (Nov 2006)
More affordable health care via competition. (Nov 2006)

Ron Paul on Health Care

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

Click here for 43 full quotes by Ron Paul OR click here for Ron Paul on other issues.

Newt Gingrich's healthcare stances compared to Paul's. (Jan 2012)
Government should not protect you from yourself. (Dec 2011)
Markets instead of lobbyists writing drug laws. (Sep 2011)
Vaccinating 12-year-olds against HPV is bad medicine. (Sep 2011)
States CAN mandate insurance, but it's a bad idea. (Aug 2011)
Let people opt out of Medicare. (Jun 2011)
Legalizing prostitution is about protecting liberty. (May 2011)
ObamaCare is only as socialized as Bush's & Nixon's reforms. (Apr 2011)
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)
Not government�s role to protect people like Terri Schiavo. (Sep 2007)
Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol, obesity. (Sep 2007)
Voting+Sponsorships
Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage. (Sep 2007)
Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
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)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
Expedited licensing for biosimilar products. (Mar 2009)

Tim Pawlenty on Health Care

Republican MN Governor

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We did healthcare the right way in Minnesota. (Aug 2011)
ObamneyCare: ObamaCare was patterned after RomneyCare. (Aug 2011)
Romney and Obama plans are really just "ObamneyCare". (Jun 2011)
No top-down, government-run, limited-choice system. (May 2011)
ObamaCare's individual mandate encroaches our freedom. (Feb 2011)
Shop around for best price & quality, like we do for TVs. (Jan 2011)
Eliminated MN's General Assistance Medical Care. (Jan 2011)
2009 bill will break the bank, but not cut costs. (May 2010)
2004: started state website to import Rx drugs from Canada. (May 2010)
Start toward universal coverage by covering all kids. (May 2010)
Supports market-driven healthcare reform. (Feb 2008)
Expand coverage: purchasing pools &Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 2002)
Extend SCHIP with full funding, plus $12B for Medicaid. (Dec 2007)
Delay Medicaid changes that shift costs from feds to states. (Apr 2008)

Rick Perry on Health Care

Republican Governor (TX)

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Mitt Romney healthcare stances compared to Perry. (Jan 2012)
ObamaCare is an abomination for this country. (Dec 2011)
States innovate on healthcare; feds are one-size-fits-all. (Oct 2011)
Block-grants to states allows real healthcare innovation. (Oct 2011)
I will always err on the side of life. (Sep 2011)
We're proud of Texas health system; let Texas decide rules. (Sep 2011)
Medicare prescriptions are a $17T hole in our budget. (Sep 2011)
I made a mistake on using Executive Order for HPV. (Sep 2011)
HPV order balanced cancer protection against parental choice. (Sep 2011)
RomneyCare OK for MA, but not for TX nor US. (Sep 2011)
Individual mandate just won't work. (Sep 2011)
Wipe out ObamaCare; block grant healthcare back to states. (Sep 2011)
TX wants freedom for healthcare menus & co-pays; feds refuse. (Sep 2011)
HillaryCare did not address agricultural needs. (Sep 2011)
I hate cancer; inoculate girls against HPV. (Sep 2011)
FactCheck: Yes, Perry sought mandatory HPV immunizations. (Sep 2011)
Require 6th graders to receive STD vaccination. (Aug 2011)
ObamaCare is a trainwreck of a plan. (Feb 2011)
Repeal ObamaCare; simple message to Washington: "Enough". (Feb 2011)
Total repeal and dismantling of ObamaCare. (Nov 2010)
The future of America depends on repealing ObamaCare. (Nov 2010)
Medical liability reforms have reduced frivolous lawsuits. (Feb 2007)
$50 million nursing initiative to address shortage of nurses. (Feb 2007)
Healthier Texas: $200M funding pool for uncompensated care. (Feb 2007)
More focus on nursing home and in-home care. (Jan 2001)
No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
More federal funding for rural health services. (Aug 2001)
Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid. (Jan 2011)

Buddy Roemer on Health Care

Former Governor (LA)

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Address frivolous lawsuits; make insurance companies compete. (Mar 2011)

Mitt Romney on Health Care

Former Republican Governor (MA)

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Romney healthcare stances compared to Obama. (Jan 2012)
Return healthcare to states, under the 10th Amendment. (Dec 2011)
No FEDERAL individual mandate; but state mandate ok. (Dec 2011)
ObamaCare waivers on Day One; repeal bill on Day Two. (Oct 2011)
RomneyCare intended as state plan; never as national model. (Sep 2011)
In MA, we addressed only the 8% who were uninsured. (Sep 2011)
Reform Medicare, but don't cancel prescription program. (Sep 2011)
I stand by what I did in Massachusetts. (Sep 2011)
Health Savings Accounts give patients stake in health costs. (Sep 2011)
ObamaCare has enormous differences from RomneyCare. (Sep 2011)
On Day One, ObamaCare waivers to all 50 states. (Sep 2011)
ObamaCare's biggest difference: I believe in 10th Amendment. (Aug 2011)
MA Constitution allows mandate; US Constitution does not. (Aug 2011)
If people of MA don't like RomneyCare, they can change it. (Jun 2011)
ObamaCare's power grab won't work; Obama didn't ask me. (Jun 2011)
Base health care system on free choice & private medicine. (Feb 2009)
Mandating citizens to buy health insurance is conservative. (Jan 2008)
Get everyone some form of catastrophic health coverage. (Jan 2008)
FactCheck: Untrue that 47M uninsured want to �not play�. (Jan 2008)
Personal responsibility instead of employer mandates. (Dec 2007)
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)
Same tax treatment if people buy insurance without employers. (Oct 2007)
Get everybody insured with state-based market dynamics. (Oct 2007)
MA plan blends personal responsibility & universal coverage. (Aug 2007)
Conservative idea: individual responsibility for health care. (Aug 2007)
Insure 45 million uninsured with a free-market based system. (Aug 2007)
FactCheck: Romney plan virtually identical to Obama plan. (Jun 2007)
Pharmaceutical companies create products to make us better. (Jan 2006)
Subsidies for health coverage for low-income individuals. (Mar 2002)
Voluntary purchasing pools. (Mar 2002)
Mass Health Plan
2006 lessons: involve everyone; demonize none; transparency. (Mar 2010)
People without insurance already receive care via E.R. (Mar 2010)
2006: Compromise with Ted Kennedy to make RomneyCare reality. (Mar 2010)
FactCheck: MA employers have no mandates, but �requirements�. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: No, MA healthcare plan is not paid for, yet. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: MA plan works, but Romney not proposing it for US. (Oct 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)
MA state health insurance plan lowered costs. (Jan 2006)
Mandates on health insurance work in Massachusetts. (Jan 2006)

Rick Santorum on Health Care

Republican Jr Senator (PA)

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Give Medicare same options and opt-out as Congress. (Jan 2012)
Promote Health Savings Accounts as market-based solution. (Jan 2012)
Liberal states won't waive ObamaCare; we must repeal it. (Oct 2011)
Private sector insurance works, even for Medicare. (Sep 2011)
Mandatory inoculations of children is wrong. (Sep 2011)
If we let states mandate insurance, sterilization is ok too. (Aug 2011)
First Executive Order: suspend ObamaCare. (Jul 2011)
Little or no benefit from negotiating Medicare Rx prices. (Sep 2006)
Sex outside of monogamy has consequences of STDs & abortion. (Jul 2005)
Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
Voted NO 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 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 blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)

Jill Stein on Health Care

Former Green Challenger MA Governor

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Streamline bureaucracy: $400B yearly for comprehensive care. (Dec 2011)
30% of healthcare costs squandered on ads & CEO salaries. (Dec 2011)
Save money & increase access with single-payer system. (Oct 2002)
Implement universal health care. (Nov 2001)

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