Steven Sauerberg on Health Care

Republican Challenger

Portability, competition, and accessibility for health care

Individuals and families must be allowed to purchase the health coverage of their choice in any state and that coverage must be portable. To lower costs and improve healthcare quality, a free-market based system should be implemented to allow insurance companies to compete locally, statewide, by region and nationally. By lowering costs and creating individual ownership, the Your Healthcare--Your Choice Plan will enable all Americans to receive affordable, high quality healthcare. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

Individual ownership through tax rebates and health vouchers

The Your Healthcare--Your Choice Plan will provide an individual with a $2,000 tax rebate and families with a $5,000 tax rebate for purchasing health insurance. Health vouchers in the same amount will be given to those who don't pay federal income tax. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

Healthy living tax credits

Offer tax credits to individuals whose healthcare costs do not exceed $1,000 per year and families whose healthcare expenditures are less than $3,000 per year. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

Simple paperwork plus accountability

Require all insurance companies to provide only one simple, standard application form and one simple, standard claim form per each type of service.

Require physicians to publish their fees to inform and educate patients prior to their treatment.

Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

Penalties for denial of coverage by insurance companies

Make insurance coverage no longer an "if" by imposing stiff financial penalties on insurance companies who deny coverage as a result of pre-existing conditions. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

End frivolous lawsuits with administrative health courts

Establish Administrative Health Courts to reduce the tax burden of crowded state courts, lower healthcare fees and ensure a fair decision making process. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

Eliminating fraud and waste in Medicare

Create a Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Task Force to eliminate the $60 billion that Medicare and Medicaid fraud costs seniors and taxpayers every year. Source: Campaign website, www.sauerbergforussenate.com, "Stands" May 21, 2008

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