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Position Statement: I support our citizens having access to affordable health care.
Description of Position:
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I support our citizens having access to affordable health care IF the person is willing to adjust their life-style to improve their health. Smoking and being overweight leads to many health problems. For example, you know of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. But did you know that smoking increases your chance of cataracts and macular degeneration?
I support preventative health care coverage for people that will start at an early enough age to monitor and counsel the patient towards a healthy life-style. If you want to smoke then your premiums should be higher because you are going to have more health problems. The big issue facing West Virginia is that 1 out of every 6 does not have any health insurance. Most jobs do not offer health insurance or very little in benefits, making health care un-affordable. Prevention is not even considered as most people will not go to the doctor until they are really sick, nor can they afford to. The first step is to eliminate frivilous lawsuits and use more arbitration. Another step is to create good paying jobs that provide health insurance coverage and have more preventative coverage to reduce the cost of health care treatments.
As a health care provider for over 20 years I have experience on both sides of this issue. I plan to use this experience to help make health care affordable for the 300,000 people without health insurance. In fact, I have promised to refuse Senate provided coverage when elected until access for the 300,000 people without coverage has been obtained. Keep in mind that some of them will have to make some changes in their life, just as I have after certain medical conditions warranted. Change can be good. IT'S TIME to make health care affordable. |
 2007-05-24 |
The election of 2006 was supposed to be an election for change. Five months into the newly Democratically controlled Congress, my fear has come true. Nothing is being done. The Democrats really don`t have any solutions for the health care crisis. My Democratic opponent, Senator Byrd, has no solutions to present. The always important first 100 days show that the Democrats are really not the party of solutions. Bickering, debate and name calling is their only force. The blame game will continue with the un-insured of America going without. And the underfunded Medicare crisis and the rising cost of health care continuing on without intervention. Voters chose to clean house but their efforts have not been rewarded. Health care remains a vital issue for millions of Americans an estimated 300,000 here in West Virginia alone. I will continue to fight for affordable health care. |
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Affordable Health Care
