Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

Good health care should be a competitive advantage allowing us to grow our national prosperity, our national security, and our national well being.

We need to move the debate from focusing only on "who pays" for a system we all know has too much waste and inefficiency, to a discussion about achieving optimal outcomes at affordable costs for all Americans.

We must also figure out how to address the burden of our health care costs without putting crushing burdens upon working people, companies or the government.

We need a system with more well care, preventative care, and curative care to begin to reduce the rate of health care inflation.

At the same time, I believe we can reduce what we spend as a country on health care by reducing avoidable emergency room care, unnecessary redundancies in care, and unwarranted defensive care, lowering our total system costs.

Progress will come through exploiting new technologies and innovations that enhance effectiveness and improve outcomes, while also streamlining processes and reducing systemic costs.

We must also continue with insurance market reform, increasing the affordability of coverage for small businesses and individuals.

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