Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Nevadans

I want to guarantee quality, affordable health care coverage available to every Nevadan by lowering costs, expanding coverage, and improving health care quality. I am also committed to investing in the future by funding promising medical research and protecting the nation against serious threats to the public's health.

Access to Health Care
Everyone agrees that when it comes to health care, we have a crisis in the United States. The number of uninsured Americans has ballooned to nearly 47 million, including 400,000 in Nevada. Over 100,000 uninsured Nevadans are children. Unfortunately, we are all struggling with the burden of increasing health care costs. These costs make it harder for Nevada's families to afford necessary care and seniors to afford their prescriptions. They also weaken our economy and undermine America's competitiveness in the world.

As a Nevadan, I know that we must fix this crisis. As the Senate Majority Leader, I am committed to developing and passing solutions that will take the nation's health care system in a new direction. As we move forward with health care reform, I plan to work with our new President, bipartisan members of the Senate and House, our state, and key stakeholders and experts from across Nevada.
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Medical Research
Our nation's major commitment to health research will likely bring stunning new treatments for cancer, deadly diseases, chronic conditions, and other ailments. I am committed to making the investments necessary to accelerate the pace of current progress and to spur on new discoveries.
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Health Care Quality
Quality health care should be in the reach of every American, not just the select few. From modernizing the health information technology infrastructure to eliminating disparities in care, there is a number of goals that have been achieved and more work remaining to be done.
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Public Health and Health Care Workforce
The health and well-being of the nation, in times of calm as well as emergencies, depend on a strong health care infrastructure and workforce. Given the rapidly growing population in Nevada, we feel some problems, such as shortages of primary care providers, more acutely. The popularity of Nevada to visitors from across the world also makes our home state more vulnerable to the serious threat of pandemic flu.
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