Erik Fleming on Health Care

Democratic Senate Challenger

Supports tax-free medical savings accounts

Expand eligibility for tax-free medical savings accounts.
Allow the importation of prescription drugs into the United States.
Support expanding prescription drug coverage under Medicare.
Offer tax credits to individuals and small businesses to offset the cost of insurance coverage.
Support expanding child healthcare programs.

Source: Mississippi Congressional 2008 Political Courage Test Jul 30, 2008

No need for universal program if we work with industry

There should be a concerted effort of the US Congress to evaluate all of the factors that contribute to the rising cost of health care, not just tort reform, and work with the health care industry to make cost reductions possible. If there is cooperation from the industry to scale back costs, there is no need to talk about universal health care programs, because the goods and services provided will be more affordable, and citizens will be easier to insure. Source: Campaign website, www.erikfleming.com, "Issues" Mar 2, 2008

Make Medicaid funding a budgetary priority

Health care is important to Mississippi, since hundreds of thousands of our citizens have either lost or never had health coverage at all. Medicaid funding to the states should not be cut at this time, but instead made a budgetary priority. The new Medicare program should be re-examined to determine how to successfully provide needed prescriptions and other medical services to recipients with cost-effective efficiency. Source: Campaign website, www.fleming2006.org Feb 19, 2006

Cooperation from industry could provide universal coverage

Provide additional funding for abstinence education

I will support legislation that will provide additional funding for abstinence education and obesity prevention programs. I support the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. Source: Campaign website, www.fleming2006.org Feb 19, 2006

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