Ballotpedia.org political website: on Health Care
Arnold Mooney:
Free market healthcare
Mooney's website highlighted the following campaign themes:- Improving Education and Repealing Common Core
- States' Rights and Limited Government
- Free Market Health Care
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Pro-Life and Pro-Family
- Right to Bear Arms
- Increased Employment and Commerce
- Protecting Personal Property Rights
- Transportation
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 Alabama Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Ben Carson:
There's a strong connection between health and housing
Carson noted that a connection between health and housing would be a key focal point of HUD under his leadership. In his opening statement, he said, "There is a strong connection between housing and health, which is of course my background. Substandard
housing conditions such as pest infestation, the presence of lead paint, faulty plumbing, and overcrowding, which disproportionately affect low-income and minority families, lead to health problems such as asthma, lead poisoning, heart disease, and
neurological disorders. I can tell you that lead poisoning irreversibly affects brain and nervous system development, resulting in lower intelligence and reading disabilities. I am passionate about health as you may have guessed, and where one lives
should not cause health problems. So I look forward to working with HUD's Safe and Healthy Homes program and others on these issues. We cannot have social mobility without a strong healthy foundation in the home."
Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings
Jan 13, 2017
Betsy Sweet:
Supports universal coverage including alternative therapies
Health Care is a Right. I Support universal coverage--Medicare for all or a New England compact for single payer as we move toward federal coverage. This is my #1 priority; here are some doable solutions:-
Fund the Expansion of Medicaid Immediately
- Support Universal In-Home Care which will dramatically increase the quality of life of those in need of care, and of the (mostly women) caregivers.
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Cut costs by promoting healthy living: sleep, exercise, nutritious food, three free prescriptions!
- Increase support to our Community Based Mental Health system to provide the most effective treatment and to avoid ineffective and
expensive hospital and incarceration costs.
- Support alternative therapies for stress reduction, pain management and addiction such as acupuncture, massage, Reiki.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2018 Maine Governor race
Nov 1, 2018
Dan Forest:
Opt out of the national healthcare plan
On his website, Forest outlined his belief statements:- I believe in medical malpractice reform
- I believe North Carolina should opt out of the national healthcare plan being forced on us from Washington
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I believe in ending corporate welfare and recruitment incentives and replacing it with lower taxes for all North Carolina businesses
Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2020 North Carolina Governor race
Sep 9, 2019
Debbie Lesko:
Sued Arizona for expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare
Debbie Lesko was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under
provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature had passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state.In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a
conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contains a tax and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violates state laws enforcing the separation of powers.
In 2015, a Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contains an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on Arizona legislative voting record
Mar 16, 2017
Eric Mansfield:
Supports tort reform & free market competition
On healthcare: I support fair and equitable tort reform,
Medicaid cost and fraud control, and greater free market competition among health care providers.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 North Carolina Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Gavin Clarkson:
No single-payer; repeal ObamaCare
Q: Do you favor or oppose a national single day payer health system? A: Oppose. Government interventions in healthcare have failed to arrest rapidly rising healthcare costs and have actually accelerated them.
Healthcare was already a government-dominated sector of the economy long before ObamaCare came along. Without free-market price signals, there is no way to use resources well or productively.
Q: What would you do to rein in health care costs?
A: I support the repeal of ObamaCare, medical liability reform, allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines, health savings accounts,
personal liberty and choice in the selection of insurance plans, and allowing young healthy individuals to purchase high-deductible catastrophic coverage.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Mexico Senate race
Nov 1, 2018
Hirsh Singh:
Cap malpractice damages; limit frivolous lawsuits
Medical Malpractice & Tort Reform: New Jersey has one of the worst litigation environments in the country--which affects the healthcare industry and doctors specifically with frivolous lawsuits and exorbitant malpractice insurance. As Governor, I plan
to address these issues in the following manner:Work to cap malpractice damages.Allow healthcare practitioners to recoup economic damages from frivolous lawsuits.Introduce statute of limitation on claims to prevent abuses.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 New Jersey Senate race
Nov 1, 2017
Jan Brewer:
Expand Medicaid under ObamaCare
Debbie Lesko was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under
provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature had passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state.In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a
conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contains a tax and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violates state laws enforcing the separation of powers.
In 2015, a Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contains an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on Arizona legislative voting record
Mar 16, 2017
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick:
Healthcare reform for the hardships families face
Cherfilus-McCormick said that her position as CEO of a healthcare company allowed her to see the hardships families face and that she had advocated for healthcare reform in Congress.
Cherfilus-McCormick said she had a "proven track record of political courage, job creation, building generational wealth and bringing healthcare into the community."
Source: Ballotpedia.org "Key Message" on 2022 FL-20 House race
Jul 19, 2021
Steven Cox:
Passionate about healthcare
Q: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?A:
Healthcare or caring in general is a passion of mine. I want to unite us, so that we may address the looming threats together.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection: 2020 Kentucky Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Tom Price:
Give every American access to affordable health coverage
Last week, Trump issued an executive order that gave broad authority to the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the heads of other executive offices and governmental departments, "to waive or delay the implementation of any
requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, or makers of medical devices or medications." When asked by Sen. Ron Wyden
(D-OR) if he would commit to "not implementing the order until the replacement plan is in place," Price responded, "What I commit to you and what I commit to the American people is to keep patients at the center of healthcare.
And what that means to me is making certain that every single American has access to affordable health coverage that will provide the highest quality healthcare the world can provide."
Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings
Jan 25, 2017
Tom Price:
No right to Medicaid under state block grants
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) asked Price if block granting Medicaid to states--which would give each state a set amount to administer the program as it sees fit--meant that Medicaid would then no longer be a right but a possibility subject to funds
granted to states. He questioned, "When you move to a block grant do you still have the right to Medicaid if you qualify?"Price responded, "No. I think it would be determined by how that is set up."
Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings
Jan 25, 2017
Tom Steyer:
2016: Increase cigarette tax by $2 per pack
Report on Steyer's stance and spending on ballot initiatives: - California Proposition 56, Tobacco Tax Initiative (2016)
- Steyer Supported; Steyer spent $1 million; outcome: Approved
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California Proposition 56 was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in California as a combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute. It was approved.
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A "yes" vote favored increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increases on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes.
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A "no" vote opposed increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack, with equivalent increases on other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes.
- The tobacco tax increase went into effect on April 1, 2017.
Source: Ballotpedia.org on California ballot measure voting records
Jul 2, 2019
Wayne Stenehjem:
Questioned ObamaCare on constitutionality & carve-outs
In the wake of the historic passage of President Barack Obama's health care reform legislation on Christmas Eve in 2009, Stenehjem announced that he was one of 10 Republican attorneys general questioning not only the constitutionality of a specific
controversial provision within the Senate version of the bill, but also exploring potential legal challenges to the measure as well.
The North Dakota attorney general said he was "participating in an inquiry about possible incentives offered to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to support a health care measure in the U.S. Senate." The arrangement, which garnered Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid the necessary 60 votes needed to pass the measure, gave Nebraska exemption from its share of the Medicaid expansion, "a carve out that is expected to cost the federal government $100 million over 10 years."
Source: Ballotpedia.org on 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial race
May 2, 2016
Yana Ludwig:
Universal healthcare guarantee; deprivatize health insurance
Healthcare: I propose a universal healthcare guarantee (which needs to include abortion on demand, birth control, mental health services, and full funding of the Veteran's Administration healthcare system).
I further favor the deprivatization of health insurance and pharmaceuticals. Finally, marijuana needs to be legalized, people incarcerated for marijuana convictions need to be released and their records for those "offenses" wiped.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection on 2020 Wyoming Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Yana Ludwig:
Supports birth control and abortion on demand
I propose a universal healthcare guarantee (which needs to include abortion on demand, birth control, mental health services, and full funding of the Veteran's Administration healthcare system).
I further favor the deprivatization of health insurance and pharmaceuticals. Finally, marijuana needs to be legalized, people incarcerated for marijuana convictions need to be released and their records for those "offenses" wiped.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection on 2020 Wyoming Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Yana Ludwig:
Legalize marijuana; wipe out incarceration records
Marijuana needs to be legalized,
people incarcerated for marijuana convictions need to be released and their records for those "offenses" wiped.
Source: Ballotpedia.org Connection on 2020 Wyoming Senate race
Sep 9, 2019
Jeff Jackson:
Expand access to health care because families struggle
Q: What would be your top three priorities, if elected?- Strengthen public education
- Expand access to health care
- Bolster broadbased economic growth
Q: What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?A: Early childhood education is an incredible opportunity to help our children reach their full potential and relieve working families of a major financial strain
Q: Is there a story that you've heard [during the campaign] that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
A: The personal stories you hear from parents about their struggle with the health care system in caring for their
children are the ones that hit the hardest. The financial struggle that some families go through simply to stay healthy and not lose their homes should motivate every policymaker to work harder on that issue.
Source: Ballotpedia.org 2018 Candidate Connection survey on NC-14
Nov 8, 2018
Yadira Caraveo:
Medicaid and CHIP help patients facing poverty
I have lived a version of the classic American Dream. The child of immigrants, I have been blessed to achieve my childhood goal of becoming a doctor. I grew up with great opportunities. The opportunity to go to safe, quality schools that prepared me to
go to college and on to medical school. But slowly, I see these opportunities disappearing for the children I care for. I see daily the difficult conditions that many of the children I care for live through. My patients face poverty. They face family
turmoil as their parents struggle to provide for them in a state that is becoming unaffordable. While many of them have access to the health care I provide through programs like Medicaid and CHIP, their families and I worry constantly that these
programs will be slashed. While education has always been the key to the American dream doors are being locked for these children as public education is weakened through budget cuts and teaching to tests.
Source: Ballotpedia.org 2018 biographical submission form CO-8
Nov 8, 2018
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