Alan Schlesinger on Health Care

Answer is increased competition

A shared approach to providing health care coverage
AARP	Supports
Ned Lamont	Supports
Joe Lieberman	Supports
Alan Schlesinger	Opposes

An annual limit on federal Medicare spending
AARP	Opposes
Ned Lamont	Opposes
Joe Lieberman	Opposes
Alan Schlesinger	Supports

Q: Will you support or oppose allowing Medicare to use its bargaining power to negotiate lower prices for needed prescription drugs? Will you support or oppose imposing an annual limit on federal Medicare spending?

A: Alan believes the answer lies in increased competition and Health Saving Accounts to start with.

Source: AARP Senate candidate questionnaire Sep 29, 2006

Plan for $30 trillion in future elderly medical expenditure

Alan believes that the government must face up to our future obligation by planning for the exponential increase in elderly medical expenditures by planning now with realistic policies with affordable eligibility requirements. The alternative is a 30 trillion dollar fiscal train wreck that most politicians choose to ignore. Source: Campaign website, www.schlesinger2006.com, "Program" Jun 25, 2006

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