2016 Presidential Candidates on the Issues: Healthcare Reform

Healthcare is much on the minds of the American people of all income levels, and for all the coverage that the issue receives, there’s surprisingly little of substance being said by many of the 2016 Presidential candidates in the run-up to Election Day. Below is some of the information available on the candidates’ various positions concerning healthcare reform and insurance issues.

Republican Party

 Jeb (John Ellis)

Bush                                                                                          

Tenet Healthcare Board of Directors 2007-Present, Former Governor of Florida 1999- 2007.

 Ben Carson

Johns Hopkins Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery 1984-2013. Author.

 Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas 2013-Present, Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 2008-2013, Solicitor General of Texas 2003-2008. Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice; director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission both positions held during the Bush Administration.

 

 John Kasich

Governor, State of Ohio, 2011-present, US House of Representatives, 12thcongressional district of Ohio 1983-2001, candidate for President 2000, Lehman Brothers, Managing Director; Columbus, Ohio.

 

 Marco Rubio

United States Senator from Florida 2010-Present, Professor, Florida International University, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs 2008-Present, Representative, 111th District, Florida House of Representatives 2000-2008, City Commissioner for West Miami, Florida.

 

 Donald Trump                                                                                    

Real Estate, Construction, Entertainment, Casinos, Golf, other ventures under Elizabeth Trump & Son, Trump Enterprises, and The Trump Organization.

                                                             

                                                                                                                  Democratic Party

 

Hillary Clinton                                                    

Clinton Foundation 2013-2015, Secretary of State 2009-2013, candidate for President 2008 election United States Senator from New York 2001-2009.

 

Bernie Sanders

US House of Representatives, State of Vermont At-Large District 1991-2007, and United States Senator for Vermont 2007-Present.

While some candidates seem to be putting genuine thought into their positions, others seem to have little in the way of plans and show no signs of taking it seriously. The media focus on sound bites instead of sound and quantifiable policies does a huge disservice to voters who are facing rising costs and may even lose the coverage they obtained under the ACA. The insurance companies can be said to be putting profits ahead of people, shifting more costs to the consumer in the form or higher premiums, higher deductibles, and higher copayments or coinsurance requirements. Hospitals also seem to be getting in on the act by contracting out their emergency room staff to companies that are not in-network.

The American people are owed something better than grandstanding, such as a sober, thoughtful discussion of the issue, and realistic solutions that won’t shove people into bankruptcy just to stay alive.

Find out the 2016 Presidential Candidates position on Bankruptcy Reform

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