Kris Kobach on Health Care

Support tax-free medical savings accounts

Kobach supports the following principles regarding health care.
• Support a Patient's Bill of Rights which includes the right to sue when claims are denied.
• Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
• Establish limits on the amount of punitive damages awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
• Support expanding prescription drug coverage under private managed care plans.
• Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.

Strongly anti-universal coverage, according to AFA survey.

The AFA inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'It is the government's responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance'? Self-description: (American Family Association helps produce iVoterGuides): `Grounded in God; rooted in research`; they `thoroughly investigate candidates`; when they cannot `evaluate with confidence, they receive an `Insufficient` rating` (& we exclude)

Strongly pro-private insurance, according to AFA survey.

The AFA inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance'? Self-description: (American Family Association helps produce iVoterGuides): `Grounded in God; rooted in research`; they `thoroughly investigate candidates`; when they cannot `evaluate with confidence, they receive an `Insufficient` rating` (& we exclude)