U.S. CONGRESSMAN DEAN HELLER Representing the 2th Congressional District of Nevada

Health Care

I support healthcare reform and believe we should take steps to improve access, bring down the cost of medical care, and cover those with preexisting conditions.  However, granting a massive government intrusion into individual’s healthcare choices will ultimately lead to fewer options for Americans.  The new healthcare law needlessly expands the federal government, raises taxes on small businesses, cuts benefits to seniors, and imposes criminal penalties on Americans who don’t purchase bureaucrat-approved health insurance.  This legislation goes so far as to tax and criminalize those without healthcare insurance.  Massive government expansion and higher taxes is not the reform our nation needs. 

Real healthcare reform will lower the cost of care by including medical liability reform, reimporting prescription drugs, and promoting competition by allowing customers to purchase insurance across state lines.  These steps would provide consumers with more choices at less cost.