Access Issues

1. Would you favor a plan for the government to provide a tax credit to individuals who do not get health insurance through their employer to enable them to buy insurance directly from insurers?
Yes
No
Undecided

2. Do you favor requiring insurers to offer coverage to ALL applicants regardless of their general health or any pre existing medical condition?
Yes
No
Undecided

3. Do you favor expanding Medicaid, the government program that pays medical bills of poor Americans, to cover virtually all adults with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level at a cost of $440 billion over the next decade?
Yes
No
Undecided

4. Would you prefer the current system of choosing from a range of insurance plans, including different coverage and costs, rather than having the government mandate a set package of benefits at a specific price that all plans must provide?
Yes
No
Undecided

5. Should every American be required by the government to have health insurance whether it is provided by the employer or purchased by individuals not so covered?
Yes
No
Undecided

6. Do you favor reforming insurance regulation to allow individuals and small businesses located in different states to "pool" their purchasing power to obtain more coverage and better rates for their members?
Yes
No
Undecided

Affordability Issues

1. Would you favor reforming our litigation system to make it more difficult for lawyers to bring lawsuits against health care providers as a way to reduce medical costs?
Yes
No
Undecided

2. Do you favor the creation of a government run insurance plan to compete directly with private insurers?
Yes
No
Undecided

3. Would you favor moving away from the current "fee for service" system where insurers reimburse health care providers for each procedure performed, and toward an "outcome based" system where providers are given one payment to handle all care associated with a medical condition and a bonus for work done well?
Yes
No
Undecided

4. Do you favor expansion of "health savings accounts" which allow individuals to save money tax free to pay directly for their medical expenses without involvement of any insurance company?
Yes
No
Undecided

Payment Issues

1. Do you favor raising taxes on small businesses to expand insurance coverage for individuals without health insurance as supported by President Obama?
Yes
No
Undecided

2. Do you favor a "play or pay" tax on businesses who do not offer health insurance benefits to their workers?
Yes
No
Undecided

3. Do you believe we should increase the federal deficit to pay for health care reform?
Yes
No
Undecided

4. Do you support President Obama’s plan to reduce spending on Medicare by $500 billion over the next ten years as a way to pay for his health care reform plan?
Yes
No
Undecided

5. Do you favor taxing some health insurance benefits provided by employers that are considered "high end" plans as a way to pay for President Obama’s health care overhaul?
Yes
No
Undecided