Jr Senator (MA), Democratic nominee for President:
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- Find common ground to cover 11 million uninsured children. (Nov 2006)
- Fight for affordable health care for all children. (Jun 2006)
- Flu vaccine failure means system is failing US families. (Oct 2004)
- Bush has turned his back on the wellness of America. (Oct 2004)
- Bush blocked drugs importation and Medicare bulk purchasing. (Oct 2004)
- Kerry's healthcare plan lets people choose their plan. (Oct 2004)
- Passed 56 individual bills that I've personally written. (Oct 2004)
- Bush hasn't fully funded the VA hospitals and Medicare. (Oct 2004)
- FactCheck: Bush's plan yields $13B for big pharma, not $139B. (Oct 2004)
- Bush said in 2000 that re-importation from Canada was OK. (Oct 2004)
- Lawsuits contribute less than 1% of all healthcare costs. (Oct 2004)
- Choose your doctor and your healthcare plan. (Oct 2004)
- Bush chose a tax cut over health care. (Oct 2004)
- Bush has no plan to address the health care crisis. (Aug 2004)
- Health care is not a privilege but a right for all. (Jul 2004)
- Research, prevention, and wellness can reduce Medicare costs. (Jan 2004)
- Day 1: Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Jan 2004)
- Don't push seniors into HMOs; change Bush Rx plan. (Jan 2004)
- Simultaneously address costs, coverage, and choice. (Oct 2003)
- Lack of accessible health care is a disgrace. (May 2002)
- Tax cut of $550 billion would cut Medicare. (Oct 1996)
Health Insurance
- FactCheck: Kerry's plan covers 95% of Americans, not 100%. (Oct 2004)
- Health care plan is not an empty promise and provide choice. (Oct 2004)
- Covering more people can lower health costs in many ways. (Oct 2004)
- FactCheck: Kerry's plan covers 92%, not 100% of Americans. (Oct 2004)
- 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)
- More help to those who fall through the cracks of the system. (Aug 2004)
- Save families up to $1,000 a year on their premiums. (Jul 2004)
- Catastrophic health coverage for all costs over $50,000. (Feb 2004)
- Cut $350B of bureaucracy and cover 90% of Americans. (Oct 2003)
- Cover more citizens with health plan like Congress gets. (May 2003)
- Providing health care for kids is an ethical issue. (Oct 1996)
- Created catastrophic health insurance and withdrew it. (Jul 1996)
Voting Record
- Key issue: Does government control reduce cost? (Apr 2004)
- 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 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 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 blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- 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)
- Increase funding to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. (Mar 2003)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
- Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
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