Bernard DeCastro on Health Care

No public option; no government control

WE BELIEVE in the reform of our healthcare system without a public option. Certainly our current healthcare system leaves much to be desired and many people who need quality healthcare cannot afford the insurance required to have it or the medicines and treatments available for helping with their illnesses. Though we recognize this real and growing problem, turning our medical care over to the federal government is like throwing oneself into a wood chipper to cure athlete's feet. When was the last time any of us can remember the government doing any business better than private industry?

Here's a question we need answered: If government run healthcare is so good why do wealthy Canadians and Europeans come to America when they need real medical treatment? The Congress refuses to listen and pushes on with their agenda, proving in fact that it's not about health, it's about government control.

Source: Campaign website, www.electbernie.com, "I BELIEVE" Aug 11, 2010

Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market.

DeCastro signed the Contract From America

The Contract from America, clause 7. Defund, Repeal, & Replace Government-run Health Care:

Defund, repeal and replace the recently passed government-run health care with a system that actually makes health care and insurance more affordable by enabling

Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA07 on Jul 8, 2010

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