Issue Position: Healthcare

Issue Position

We must get the government out of the health care business! Thanks to government over-regulation there are fewer and fewer health insurance options and now only a handful of health insurance companies in Missouri. Compare this to the thousands of companies that compete to sell auto insurance across state lines and you quickly see why we need more competition in the health insurance industry.

I believe we should return the healthcare industry to one where prices are controlled by the natural forces of the free market and not by government. If patients choose to purchase health insurance then they should be insured through the private and competitive insurance marketplace, rather than letting government be the insurance provider. If our goal is to get the costs of insurance premiums down so that more people can afford private insurance, then we must alter and remove regulations to enable consumers to choose the insurance solutions that are best for their needs.

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