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I want a transparent process where democrats and republicans work together to pass responsible health care reform that won't cost American jobs, hurt seniors or add to the deficit.
It is critically important that Americans have access to quality and affordable healthcare. One size fits all government run healthcare is not the answer. There are common-sense, free market solutions that can begin to drive down the cost of access to healthcare for all Americans.
Among the solutions I support:
- Give individuals who have to buy their own insurance the same tax benefits of large corporations
- Allow for Association Health Plans so that small businesses can group together to give them greater purchasing power and larger risk pools
- Allow individuals to purchase health insurance across state lines to increase competition and choice
- Pass meaningful tort reform to end the practice of expensive defensive medicine
- Expand Health Savings Accounts to give individuals ownership over their healthcare decision, more incentives to live a healthy lifestyle and a reason to compare costs