Bart Baron on Health Care

Limit medical liability lawsuits but not right to se

HEALTH CARE PROBLEM: 47 million Americans have no health insurance. While we are #1 in health care spending, we are 10th in infant mortality and 24th in longevity. More than 1/3 of the cost associated with American health care is paperwork.

SOLUTION: It's time to limit medical liability lawsuits without limiting the patient's right to sue HMO's and Managed Care Organizations. It's time to streamline the health care paperwork nightmare and it's time to make prescription drugs safe and affordable.

Source: Campaign website, www.bartbaron.com, "Issues" Mar 9, 2008

Health has become big business, with insurers as customer

Years ago, the system of county, city and charitable hospitals provided a safety net for uninsured individuals. That safety net is gone, since major corporations and the insurance industry now run health care. It has become a big business--one-seventh of our economy. You are not the prime customer as an individual. The insurance company is the prime customer. The time has come to develop a better system. Source: Campaign website, www.bartbaron.com, "Issues" Mar 9, 2008

Click here for definitions & background information on Health Care. Click here for a profile of Bart Baron. Click here for SenateMatch answers by Bart Baron. Agree? Disagree? Voice your opinions on Health Care in The Forum. Click here for a summary of Bart Baron's positions on all issues. Click here for issue positions of other MI politicians.
*Other candidates on Health Care:*		*Bart Baron on other issues:*
*MI Gubernatorial:* Jennifer Granholm John Engler *MI Senatorial:* Carl Levin *2008 Senate retirements:* Wayne Allard(R,CO) Larry Craig(R,ID) Pete Domenici(R,NM) Chuck Hagel(R,NE) Trent Lott(R,MS) Craig Thomas(R,WY) John Warner(R,VA) *2008 Presidential Contenders:* Rep.Bob Barr(L) Sen.Hillary Clinton(D) Sen.Mike Gravel(L) Alan Keyes(C) Sen.John McCain(R) Rep.Cynthia McKinney(G) Ralph Nader(I) Sen.Barack Obama(D) Rep.Ron Paul(R)	*2008 Senate Races:* AK:Stevens(R) vs.Knowles(D) AL:Sessions(R) vs.Figures(D) AR:Pryor(D) vs.Formicola(R) CO:Schaffer(R) vs.Udall(D) DE:Biden(D) GA:Chambliss(R) vs.Cardwell(D) IA:Harkin(D) vs.Rathje(R) ID:Risch(R) vs.LaRocco(D) IL:Durbin(D) vs.Sauerberg(R) vs.Stafford(L) KS:Roberts(R) vs.Jones(D) vs.Slattery(D) KY:McConnell(R) vs.Fischer(D) LA:Landrieu(D) vs.Kennedy(R) MA:Kerry(D) vs.O`Reilly(D) vs.Ogonowski(R) ME:Collins(R) vs.Allen(D) MI:Levin(D) vs.Baron(R) MN:Coleman(R) vs.Franken(D) vs.Cavlan(G) MS4:Wicker(R) vs.Musgrove(D) MS6:Cochran(R) vs.Fleming(D) MT:Baucus(D) vs.Bushman(R) NC:Dole(R) vs.Hagan(D) vs.Neal(D) NE:Johanns(R) vs.Kleeb(D) NH:Sununu(R) vs.Shaheen(D) NJ:Lautenberg(D) vs.Pennacchio(R) NM:Wilson(R) vs.Pearce(R) vs.Udall(D) OR:Smith(R) vs.Merkley(D) OK:Inhofe(R) vs.Rice(D) RI:Reed(D) SC:Graham(R) vs.Cone(D) SD:Johnson(D) vs.Kephart(R) TN:Alexander(R) vs.Lugo(D) TX:Cornyn(R) vs.Noriega(D) vs.Jameson(L) VA:Gilmore(R) vs.Warner(D) WV:Rockefeller(D) vs.Raese(R) WY4:Barrasso(R) vs.Carter(D) vs.Goodenough(D) WY6:Enzi(R)	Abortion Budget/Economy Civil Rights Corporations Crime Drugs Education Energy/Oil Environment Families Foreign Policy Free Trade Govt. Reform Gun Control Health Care Homeland Security Immigration Jobs Principles Social Security Tax Reform Technology War/Peace Welfare Other Senators House of Representatives SenateMatch (matching quiz) Senate Votes (analysis) House Votes Bill Sponsorships Affiliations Policy Reports Group Ratings

Page last updated: 3/31/2008