2022 OH Senate race: on Health Care


Jane Timken: Obamacare was a government takeover of our healthcare

One of the reasons why I objected to Obamacare was because it was a government takeover of our healthcare in our lives. I don't believe in government intrusion. I think government takeover of our healthcare is an inefficient way to deliver good healthcare results for the American people. And you start to see this overreach in the disastrous policies of the Democrats. Federal control is not what this country is about.
Source: Jewish Insider on 2022 Ohio Senate race Mar 26, 2021

Jane Timken: COVID: No new mask mandates; no mandated vaccines in schools

These are our kids and this is their future. We have to stand up and fight back against the left's continued power grabs that place teachers unions and leftist ideology first, and students last.

That means full in person learning, no new mask mandates, no mandated vaccines, and no Critical Race Theory. It should be up to parents, in consultation with their doctor, whether or not they want their child vaccinated. It should be up to parents whether or not they want their child to wear a mask.

Source: TownHall.com on 2022 Ohio Senate race Jul 26, 2021

Josh Mandel: Why shut down schools & small businesses for COVID?

Mandel criticized former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who is considering entering next year's Senate primary. Referring to Acton's initial projections that Ohio would see thousands of COVID cases each day, Mandel said she was widely inaccurate, even though Ohio's average now is 10,000 cases per day.

"I'd love to have a debate of why Amy Acton shut down all these small businesses and shut down all these schools," Mandel said.

In addition, Mandel accused Acton--without evidence--of lying to Gov. Mike DeWine about the threat the pandemic posed. Mandel also criticized the governor's handling of the pandemic response and accused him, too, of closing schools. "I completely disagree with Gov. DeWine's handling of the shutdowns of all these businesses and schools," he said. "I think it was total government overreach. I think the big hand of government came in and unfairly shut down all these small businesses and unfairly shut down all these schools."

Source: WKYC 3News on 2022 Ohio Senate race Feb 10, 2021

Josh Mandel: ObamaCare is job killer: prefers physician-owned hospitals

On health care, Mandel reiterated his opposition to Obama's Affordable Care Act, save for requirements to cover those with pre-existing medical conditions and to allow young adults to remain under their parents' coverage up to age 26. But he believes "most of the rest of the bill is a job-killer." He talked most enthusiastically about fostering physician-owned hospitals as a way to create competitive, effective alternatives, and tort reform.
Source: Cleveland Plain-Dealer on 2022 Ohio Senate race Aug 27, 2012

Josh Mandel: ACA a job killer, physician-owned hospitals an alternative

On health care, Mandel reiterated his opposition to Obama's Affordable Care Act, save for requirements to cover those with pre-existing medical conditions and to allow young adults to remain under their parents' coverage up to age 26. But he believes "most of the rest of the bill is a job-killer." He talked most enthusiastically about fostering physician-owned hospitals as a way to create competitive, effective alternatives, and tort reform.
Source: The Cleveland Plain-Dealer on 2022 Ohio Senate race Aug 27, 2012

Tim Ryan: Reauthorize the Healthy Start for Infants program

I introduced the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act, a bill that would reauthorize the Healthy Start for Infants program for five years. Healthy Start has been at the forefront of the fight against infant mortality for over 25 years, ensuring that women and families in low-income communities get access to early prenatal care, postpartum home visiting, fatherhood education programs, and other high-quality services.
Source: Mahoning Matters on 2022 Ohio Senate race Oct 29, 2020

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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