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Rebekah Kennedy on Health Care

Green Senate challenger


Replace failed private health system with national program

Healthcare in the US, for the ordinary citizen, is the worst and most expensive care available in any industrialized nation. This remains true even though the US is a leader in developing cutting edge medical treatments. The lack of preventive care and early intervention typical of American healthcare places a great burden on taxpayers and providers for acute and emergency care that could have been prevented.

The private system of health insurance and providers has utterly failed America. It does not need to be reworked or reformed, it needs to be replaced with a National Health Insurance program that works for all Americans. Such a solution would have the additional benefit of removing healthcare costs from the overhead of employers, including small businesses for whom healthcare is sometimes an overwhelming expense. Increased productivity due to a healthier workforce and less business overhead would help to offset the costs to taxpayers.

Source: Campaign website, www.kennedy2008.org, "Issues" Jun 1, 2008

Supports Universal Single Payer National Health Care

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "More federal funding for health coverage?"

A: Do Support. I support Universal Single Payer National Health Care/ National Health Insurance.

Source: Email interview with OnTheIssues.org May 20, 2008

Other candidates on Health Care: Rebekah Kennedy on other issues:
AR Gubernatorial:
Mike Beebe
AR Senatorial:
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Mark Pryor


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:

Chuck Baldwin(C)
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)
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AL:Sessions v.Figures
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GA:Chambliss v.Cardwell v.Jones v.Buckley
IA:Harkin v.Reed
ID:Risch v.LaRocco
IL:Durbin v.Sauerberg v.Stafford
KS:Roberts v.Jones v.Slattery
KY:McConnell v.Lunsford
LA:Landrieu v.Kennedy
MA:Kerry v.O`Reilly v.Beatty
ME:Collins v.Allen
MI:Levin v.Hoogendyk
MN:Coleman v.Franken v.Ventura v.Cavlan v.Pallmeyer
MS4:Wicker v.Musgrove
MS6:Cochran v.Fleming
MT:Baucus v.Kelleher
NC:Dole v.Hagan
NE:Johanns v.Kleeb v.Raimondo v.Larrick
NH:Sununu v.Shaheen
NJ:Lautenberg v.Zimmer
NM:Wilson v.Pearce v.Udall
OR:Smith v.Merkley v.Brownlow
OK:Inhofe v.Rice
RI:Reed v.Young v.Tingley
SC:Graham v.Cone v.Conley v.McBride
SD:Johnson v.Dykstra
TN:Alexander v.Eaton v.Padgett v.Tuke v.Lugo
TX:Cornyn v.Noriega v.Jameson
VA:Gilmore v.Warner v.Marshall
WV:Rockefeller v.Wolfe
WY4:Barrasso v.Carter v.Goodenough
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