Andrew Yang in Newsweek


On Health Care: Invest in "telehealth" allowing internet access to doctors

After backtracking slightly on his endorsement of Medicare for All, Yang released his own health care plan, titled "A New Way Forward." The measure commits to investing in "telehealth." "Telehealth is an effective approach for doctors across the country to provide care for patients in rural and underserved areas over the internet without needing a specific redundant license to practice medicine in the patient's state," the plan reads.
Source: Alexandra Hutzler in Newsweek on 2019 Democratic primary Dec 19, 2019

On Technology: Internet users should have property rights to their data

Yang's views on regulating the tech industry are also vastly different from those of his 2020 rivals. He is the only candidate who thinks that internet users should have property rights to their data, meaning that people should be able to opt out of data collection from websites and have exclusive ownership over their personal information.
Source: Alexandra Hutzler in Newsweek on 2019 Democratic primary Dec 19, 2019

On Technology: Allow people to cast ballots through mobile apps

As for election security, Yang advocates allowing people to cast ballots through mobile apps. Those apps would be protected by blockchain, the technology that records transactions for cybercurrencies such as bitcoin. Again, no other candidate has made such a proposal, and the idea is generally frowned upon by election security experts.
Source: Alexandra Hutzler in Newsweek on 2019 Democratic primary Dec 19, 2019

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