Healthcare

Ensuring access to effective and affordable healthcare is one of the greatest challenges facing the health profession, insurers, and local, state and federal governments. The burden that high insurance and medical costs places on working families and seniors with fixed incomes needs to be addressed. In the 110th Congress, we must take steps to make healthcare more affordable, cover the uninsured and strengthen the safety net for those who fall through the cracks.

As a cancer survivor, I know how important affordable, quality care is to Idaho families. Congress must take a number of steps to address this issue including promoting prevention and wellness, modernizing federal tax rules for health coverage, encouraging states to design health solutions for their citizens, and improving access to information on the price and quality of health services. While the government can play a role in providing and regulating healthcare, ultimately both consumers and providers should be free from excessive government interference with their healthcare choices. Instead of giving the government more power over healthcare, individual patients must be given more control, choice, and information to make their healthcare decisions. When individual patients have these choices, they will reward innovative providers and insurers who reduce costs and improve quality.

Mike meets with Idahoans at the Crapo Health Booth at the Twin Falls County Fair in Filer. Mike holds similar booths in fairs across the state to promote cancer screening and awareness.

Promoting quality care for all citizens must remain a priority of the 110th Congress. Please know that I will continue to work with my Senate colleagues to reform our system of healthcare so that all Idahoans can receive the care they need.

Useful Links:

Mike on Immigration and Medicaid
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Alliance for Health Reform
American Medical Association
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Mens Health Network
National Health Policy Forum
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
U.S. COPD Coalition

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