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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:
Marco Battaglia on Health Care
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Libertarian candidate for governor:
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- Oppose ObamaCare; move to a freer market in medicine. (May 2018)
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Nate Boulton on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for Iowa Gov:
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- Focus on vulnerable people rather than corporate profits. (Jul 2017)
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Chet Culver on Health Care
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Democrat:
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- Affordable, quality health care for every Iowan. (Nov 2006)
- Supports government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year. (Oct 2009)
- 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health. (Apr 2010)
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Cathy Glasson on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for governor:
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- Medicare For All: fundamental right to health care. (May 2018)
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Jack Hatch on Health Care
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Democratic Challenger:
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- Integrated delivery system: Make Iowa the healthiest state. (May 2014)
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Tom Hoefling on Health Care
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Republican Challenger :
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- Strongly opposes ObamaCare. (Jan 2014)
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Fred Hubbell on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa:
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- Stop Medicaid privatization; it failed the most vulnerable. (Jun 2018)
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Rich Leopold on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for Governor:
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- Our handling of mental illness & medical coverage is abysmal. (Mar 2017)
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Andy McGuire on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for Governor IA:
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- Healthcare is a right for all Iowans. (Jul 2016)
- Reduce costs through preventive care, lower drug prices. (Jul 2016)
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Jake Porter on Health Care
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Libertarian candidate for governor:
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- Oppose ObamaCare. (May 2018)
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Kim Reynolds on Health Care
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Republican:
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- $30 million over two years to fund mental health reform. (Jan 2021)
- Kept state "open for business" during pandemic. (May 2020)
- Shift mental health funding from property tax to state. (Jan 2020)
- Telehealth is a reality and will help underserved Iowans. (Jan 2020)
- Individualized, patient-centered managed care for Medicaid. (Jan 2018)
- Train all doctors to recognize mental health challenges. (Jan 2018)
- ObamaCare is unaffordable, unworkable, and unsustainable. (Jan 2017)
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Tom Vilsack on Health Care
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Democratic IA Governor:
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- Focus on curing incurable diseases that drive up health cost. (Feb 2007)
- Focus on wellness as part of universal coverage. (Feb 2007)
- Help Medicare by sharing data & providing long-term homecare. (Feb 2007)
- Disapprove inefficient uses of tobacco prevention dollars. (May 2004)
- Supports changes to the new Medicare law. (Jan 2004)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
- Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits. (Oct 1999)
- Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
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Senate:
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Bruce Braley on Health Care
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Democrat:
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- Repealing ObamaCare would deprive millions of insurance. (Oct 2014)
- ObamaCare should be fixed and improved, not repealed. (Sep 2014)
- Vehemently opposes tort reform: don't take away right to sue. (Sep 2014)
- AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. (Nov 2013)
- Expand access to healthcare to all Americans. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
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Doug Butzier on Health Care
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Libertarian Senate challenger:
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- Opposes ObamaCare. (Sep 2014)
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Sam Clovis on Health Care
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. (Jul 2014)
- Repeal ObamaCare. (Jan 2014)
- Repeal ObamaCare, the Unaffordable Care Act. (Nov 2013)
- Keep ObamaCare rule: kids can stay on parent's plan until 26. (Oct 2013)
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Chet Culver on Health Care
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Democrat:
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- Affordable, quality health care for every Iowan. (Nov 2006)
- Supports government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Adopt national health reform legislation before the end of the year. (Oct 2009)
- 3.2% funding increase for National Institutes of Health. (Apr 2010)
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Joni Ernst on Health Care
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Republican Jr Senator:
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- Medicare-for-All would bankrupt rural health care systems. (Sep 2020)
- Replace ACA but provide "backstop" for expensive cases. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: I wear a mask in public, but mandate is unenforceable. (Sep 2020)
- Failed mindset gave us policies like ObamaCare. (Jan 2015)
- ObamaCare is egregious overreach of federal government. (Sep 2014)
- FactCheck: False claim that ObamaCare cut Medicare benefits. (Sep 2014)
- Voted against Medicaid expansion in Iowa. (Oct 2013)
- Staunchly opposed to ObamaCare. (Sep 2013)
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Tom Fiegen on Health Care
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Democratic Senate challenger:
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- Stop the scam of paying generic drug makers to NOT sell. (Oct 2015)
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Michael Franken on Health Care
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Democratic Senate Challenger:
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- Improve ObamaCare; add Medicare public option. (May 2020)
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Kimberly Graham on Health Care
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Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Advocates universal, single-payer government coverage. (Dec 2019)
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Rob Hogg on Health Care
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Democratic Senate challenger:
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- Supports the Affordable Care Act. (Sep 2015)
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Patty Judge on Health Care
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Democratic candidate for Senate:
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- Look again at affordable health care. (Aug 2016)
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Bob Krause on Health Care
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Democratic Senate candidate:
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- 70% of Millenials support ObamaCare. (Nov 2015)
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Eddie Mauro on Health Care
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Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger:
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- Medicare for all (under age 55) who want it. (Feb 2020)
- Everybody needs to have health care in this country. (Jul 2019)
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Matthew Whitaker on Health Care
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Republican Senate Challenger:
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- Defund and repeal ObamaCare. (Oct 2013)
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House:
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Cindy Axne on Health Care
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Democrat (District 3):
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- Member of Affordable and Accessible Health Care Task Force. (Apr 2021)
- Protect Medicare Advantage program for Iowa seniors. (Feb 2019)
- Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey. (Jul 2018)
- Keep ObamaCare, according to PVS survey. (Aug 2018)
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Rod Blum on Health Care
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Republican House Member (District 1):
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- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Christian Coalition. (Aug 2014)
- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action. (Jul 2014)
- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating. (Sep 2014)
- Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. (Feb 2015)
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Abby Finkenauer on Health Care
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Steve King on Health Care
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Republican Representative (IA-5):
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- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
- Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
- Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. (Feb 2015)
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David Loebsack on Health Care
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Democrat:
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- Work towards truly universal coverage. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
- Rated GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
- Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)
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Pat Murphy on Health Care
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Democrat (District 1):
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- Raise cigarette tax to expand healthcare to 40,000 children. (Oct 2014)
- Opposes repealing Obamacare. (Aug 2014)
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David Young on Health Care
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Republican House Member (District 3):
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- Market solutions better than one-size-fits-all ObamaCare. (Nov 2014)
- Repeal ObamaCare. (Oct 2014)
- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Christian Coalition. (Aug 2014)
- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to Faith2Action. (Jul 2014)
- Supports repealing Obamacare, according to PVS rating. (Sep 2014)
- Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. (Feb 2015)
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Former candidates & officeholders:
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Terry Branstad on Health Care
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Former Ambassador to China:
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- ObamaCare is unaffordable, unworkable, and unsustainable. (Jan 2017)
- Transform mental health system to community-based model. (Jan 2017)
- Lifestyle changes make people healthier & save state money. (Aug 2011)
- Mental Health Care Reform: secure vulnerable Iowans. (Apr 2011)
- Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
- Loosen "one-size-fits-all" approach to Medicaid. (Jan 2011)
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Bruce Braley on Health Care
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Democrat:
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- Repealing ObamaCare would deprive millions of insurance. (Oct 2014)
- ObamaCare should be fixed and improved, not repealed. (Sep 2014)
- Vehemently opposes tort reform: don't take away right to sue. (Sep 2014)
- AdWatch: Targeted by RNC robocalls for support of ObamaCare. (Nov 2013)
- Expand access to healthcare to all Americans. (Nov 2006)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
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Tom Latham on Health Care
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Republican Representative (IA-4):
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- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
- Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit. (Apr 2013)
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Greg Ganske on Health Care
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Former Republican Nominee (2002):
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- Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
- Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
- Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
- Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
- $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
- Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
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Jim Lightfoot on Health Care
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Art Small on Health Care
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2004 former Democratic challenger; previously State Senator:
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- Supports single payer system with choice for all Americans. (Jul 2004)
- Vouchers for health care will shrink government role. (Jul 2004)
- Seniors deserve a break on prescription drugs. (Apr 2004)
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Roxanne Conlin on Health Care
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2010 Democratic Challenger:
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- Negotiate prescription drugs for Medicare like we do for VA. (Aug 2010)
- Reward quality of care, not quantity. (Jul 2010)
- Moral imperative to prevent 45,000 deaths from lack of care. (Jul 2010)
- Supports government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
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George Eichhorn on Health Care
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Republican Senate challenger:
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- Competitive consumer-directed care over socialized medicine. (May 2008)
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Greg Ganske on Health Care
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Republican (District 4):
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- Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers. (Mar 2002)
- Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
- Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
- Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
- $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
- Expand medical savings accounts for employers & individuals. (Feb 1999)
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Tom Harkin on Health Care
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Democratic Jr Senator (IA):
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- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
- Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
- Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
- Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
- Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
- Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
- Voted YES on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
- Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
- Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
- Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
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Jim Leach on Health Care
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Republican (District 1):
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- Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Tax credits for those without employee health insurance. (May 2002)
- Tax deduction for long-term care insurance. (May 2002)
- Support telemedicine for underserved areas. (May 2002)
- $350 billion for prescriptions for poor seniors. (May 2002)
- Rated 56% by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)
- Provide mental health services for older Americans. (May 2005)
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Jim Nussle on Health Care
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Republican (District 2):
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- Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
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Steven Rathje on Health Care
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Christopher Reed on Health Care
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Republican challenger:
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- First cut waste, fraud, & abuse in Medicare/Medicaid. (Jun 2008)
- No socialized medicine. (Jun 2008)
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Leonard Boswell on Health Care
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Democratic Representative (IA-3):
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- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
- Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
- Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
- Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
- Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
- Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
- Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
- Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
- Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Rated 88% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
- Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
- Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
- Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
- Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
- Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
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Jim Carlin on Health Care
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Senate candidate:
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- Allow seniors to deduct cost of prescription and OTC drugs. (Mar 2021)
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Randy Feenstra on Health Care
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Republican (District 4):
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- For health care bill that excludes pre-existing conditions. (Apr 2018)
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Abby Finkenauer on Health Care
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| Democratic Challenger:
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Chuck Grassley on Health Care
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Republican Sr Senator (IA):
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- Medicare has more drugs by not negotiating prices like VA. (Aug 2010)
- Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
- Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
- Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
- Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
- Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
- Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
- Voted NO on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
- Voted NO on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
- Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
- Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
- Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
- Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
- Voted NO on blocking medical savings acounts. (Apr 1996)
- Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
- Sponsored bill to disclose pharma payments to physicians. (Jan 2009)
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Theresa Greenfield on Health Care
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- Said she'd fight drug costs, but Big Pharma donated to her. (Dec 2020)
- Expand ACA, include public option. (Nov 2020)
- Medicaid expansion, but not Medicare-for-All. (Sep 2020)
- Health care is a right; build in a public option. (Sep 2020)
- COVID: I do support a statewide mask mandate. (Sep 2020)
- Strengthen ObamaCare; create public option. (Jun 2020)
- Expand access to affordable health care. (Dec 2019)
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Ashley Hinson on Health Care
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Health Care
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