Jim Sykes on Health Care

Single-payer universal health care

Canada spends about 9% of its GDP as it provides basic health care coverage for all of its citizens. The awkward patchwork of health care spending in the US totals more than 13% of GDP and still more than 41 million Americans have no access or very limited access to health care. The only way to gain control over spiraling health care costs is through a single-payer universal access system similar to that of Canada. Source: Campaign website, SykesForSenate.com Jun 30, 2004

Comprehensive universal health care for all

	Jim Sykes	Lisa Murkowski	Tony Knowles
Health Care	Works for Comprehensive universal health care for all, (includes prescription drugs, physical exams, education, prevention and intervention).Active in Health Care	No support for universal comprehensive health care.	Mostly Lip service. Not one bill for universal comprehensive health care during 8 years as Governor.

Source: Campaign website, SykesForSenate.com, "Issues" May 18, 2004

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