Republican Presidential candidate:
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- Declare war to cure the four biggest chronic diseases. (Oct 2015)
- Focus on curing Alzheimers, cancer, heart disease & diabetes. (Sep 2015)
- Vaccines don't cause autism; I get vaccinated myself. (Feb 2015)
- TEFRA model: subsidize extraordinary medical expenses. (Dec 2013)
- Healthcare reform requires cultural change over a generation. (Nov 2008)
- Quit treating snakebites and start killing some snakes. (Nov 2008)
- First-dollar coverage for all expenses defies common sense. (Nov 2008)
- Proposed 50-governor 7-principle Medicaid reform. (Nov 2008)
- Ok to ban smoking from workplaces, but not to ban smoking. (Feb 2008)
- Called for isolating AIDS carriers in 1992, not quarantine. (Dec 2007)
- 1/3 self-insured; 1/3 don’t want it; 1/3 can’t afford it. (Dec 2007)
- Crisis from waiting until people are catastrophically ill. (Dec 2007)
- FactCheck: 2/3 of uninsured can’t afford insurace, not 1/3. (Dec 2007)
- We don’t have a healthcare system; it’s a healthcare maze. (Oct 2007)
- Individually-controlled insurance, not government SCHIP. (Oct 2007)
- Portable medical records that YOU own, not your doctor. (Sep 2007)
- System is upside down; focuses on intervention after illness. (Sep 2007)
- Oppose mandated health insurance and universal coverage. (Sep 2007)
- Insurance reward for avoiding tobacco, alcohol, obesity. (Sep 2007)
- Co-led effort against child obesity with Bill Clinton. (Sep 2007)
- Give Americans Congress’ healthcare, or give Congress ours. (Aug 2007)
- Dems want government in charge; GOP want consumers in charge. (Jun 2007)
- ARKids: Prevention less expensive than sick children. (Jun 2007)
- Focus on health & prevention, not just disease treatment. (Jan 2007)
- STOP the culture of chronic disease via self-discipline. (Jan 2007)
- The road to obesity is paved with procrastination. (May 2006)
- To stop procrastinating: Set date; stick to it; and start!. (May 2006)
- Nothing tastes as good as it feels to be healthy. (May 2006)
- We don’t have a health-care system but a disease-care system. (Jan 2006)
- Guaranteed medical care not government’s responsibility. (Nov 2002)
- ARKids First program: record decreases in uninsured. (Jan 2001)
- Designed ARKids for preventive healthcare for kids. (Oct 2000)
- Supports consumer-driven “medical IRA” with tax-free money. (Nov 1992)
- No additional AIDS spending; cancer & vascular victims first. (Nov 1992)
- Ban smoking in all public places. (Nov 1992)
- Isolate carriers of this plague of AIDS. (Nov 1992)
- No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
- Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)
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Mike Beebe on Health Care
Frank Gilbert on Health Care
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