Mike McGavick on Health Care

Harness competition to make system simpler & cheaper

America offers the best health care in the world. The challenge is to reform the liability system, harness competition and put people back in control of their health care dollars. By doing these things, we can control costs and eliminate the complexities of the system. Health coverage, as offered today, has too many middlemen who disconnect the individual from making rational decisions concerning personal health care. Source: Campaign website, www.mikemcgavick.com, "Issues" May 2, 2006

Health Savings Accounts give stewardship to families

Stewardship of personal health care should be given back to families-and Health Savings Accounts are one way to give back that control.
With products like Health Savings Accounts, the free market can once again be allowed to work, with competition bringing costs back in line with what the market will bear. When too many middlemen and the government get involved, costs rise above what a free market would produce.

Source: Campaign website, www.mikemcgavick.com, "Issues" May 2, 2006

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