Jack Ciattarelli on Health Care

	Jack Ciattarelli on Health Care

Oppose a one-size-fits-all vaccination schedule

Jack will oppose a one-size-fits-all vaccination schedule, support a religious exemption for vaccines, and expand the ability of parents to claim a philosophical objection by creating an ombudsman in state government for those claims. Source: 2025 New Jersey Gubernatorial campaign website Jack4NJ.com , Mar 2, 2025

Would veto ending religious exemptions for vaccinations

Public school students in New Jersey are required to be vaccinated against illnesses like measles, mumps, polio, and chickenpox--though the state does allow parents to opt out for religious reasons. A Democratic-sponsored bill to remove that religious exemption failed twice to pass.

Ciattarelli said he would veto that bill if he's elected and it came to his desk. He also said he would expand the rules to include a "philosophical exemption" to required school vaccinations.

Source: Newark Star Ledger on 2021 New Jersey Gubernatorial race , Jul 27, 2021

COVID: Against requiring showing proof of vaccination

Ciattarelli came out forcefully against not only vaccine passports, but also Rutgers' decision to require students get the coronavirus vaccine if they want to return to campus this fall. "The idea that Americans would be forced to carry around a personal health record to attend a ballgame, see a concert, or go out to dinner is simply wrong," said Ciatterelli in a Facebook post. "Governor Murphy is wrong for even having considered it." Source: Middletown Patch on 2021 New Jersey Gubernatorial race , Feb 1, 2021

OpEd: Youngkin opposed to ACA and expanding access

Glenn Youngkin has railed against Governor Northam's efforts to protect the Affordable Care Act and expand access to health care for Virginians, making his opposition to the ACA and its critical protections clear. Source: Blue Virginia press release:2021 Virginia Governor race , Feb 1, 2021

Protect those with pre-existing conditions; lower costs

MORE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE: Jack Ciattarelli is committed to ensuring that all persons have access to high-quality care, protecting people with pre-existing conditions and implementing policies that lower the cost of health insurance. Source: 2020-21 New Jersey governor campaign website Jack4NJ.com , Apr 2, 2020

Restore state mental health services but don't raise taxes

When Governor Bullock made the decision to cut mental health services across the state, it was the wrong thing to do. Many community-based mental health services went away, and it will be difficult to bring those back, even if you fund them. We are hugely underserving the part of the population in mental health crisis. If I can find the wherewithal without raising taxes to shuffle the resources in our budget to more fully fund community mental health services, we will do that. Source: Boulder Monitor on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race , Apr 1, 2020

Discontinue ObamaCare Cadillac health insurance plans

Discontinue 'Cadillac' health insurance plans, as defined by ObamaCare.
All public workers with less than 10 years in system must switch over to cash balance pension plan, and all newly hired public workers must enroll in defined contribution pension plan similar to a 401k.

Source: 2017 New Jersey Gubernatorial campaign website Jack4Gov.com , Jan 17, 2017

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