Issue Position: Affordable Healthcare

Issue Position

…Without a huge new government "solution" is possible. In fact, it's vital to our liberty on practically every level. Protecting consumer choice and enabling a free market in health care must be the focus. Visualize the effects of Obamacare.

Curbing Medical Malpractice Lawsuits will provide a better business climate for physicians and reduce rampant defensive medicine practices -- hiking health care costs.

Maximizing Insurance, Minimizing Third-party payors -- returning financial power to consumers by building on Health Savings Accounts and other competitive insurance options.

Portability -- Health insurance should not be dependent upon a job or lost when one changes jobs. States need a competitive and viable individual health insurance market.

Transparent Prices -- Consumer-driven healthcare systems can only be effective if patients know what health care costs.

The Uninsurables - Affordable risk pool for patients with pre-existing conditions.

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