Issue Position: Health Insurance

Issue Position

As tens of millions of Americans discover annually, even having insurance is no longer enough to guarantee access to health care. That is unacceptable in the United States.

We must reduce worthless co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles since they have been proven over time to be ineffective at creating "smart health care consumers' and are really all about making sure consumers don't use their insurance.

Private health insurance companies have failed to control costs and provide real coverage. It's essential government open a competitor to them, funded by those who opt in through premium payments, and force them to adapt and compete. It will also help every single worker in this country because they will no longer have to fear losing coverage when they change their jobs.

Improving health insurance coverage will help every single East Texan and reduce the number of times we have to drop money in a plastic jug at a gas station to help someone who is sick or injured.

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