Bernie Sanders on Health Care

• Comprehensive care including dental, hearing aids, & eyecare. (Jul 2019)
• Get rid of all for-profit health insurance companies. (Jul 2019)
• Took diabetics to Canada for insulin at 1/10th price. (Jul 2019)
• Canada has figured out single-payer, at half the cost of US. (Jun 2019)
• Medicare is most popular health insurance so let's expand it. (Jun 2019)
• Medicare-for-All will lead to stability, not disruption. (May 2019)
• Medicare-for-all: no more private insurance plans. (Apr 2019)
• Single payer will transform health care for the better. (Apr 2019)
• State-by-state Medicaid expansion is a major step. (Apr 2019)
• 1970s: For socialized medicine, public drug companies owned. (Mar 2019)
• Elective procedures can be covered by private insurance. (Feb 2019)
• Pharma companies should justify high drug prices. (Feb 2019)
• Don't let Republicans do away with preexisting protection. (Oct 2018)
• Impose Medicaid requirements on states. (Oct 2018)
• Keep healthcare mandate, according to CC survey. (Jul 2018)
• Negotiate Medicare prices stop outrageous pharma ripoffs. (May 2018)
• Don't privatize the Veterans Administration. (Apr 2018)
• Employer-based insurance burdens employers & stifles workers. (Aug 2017)
• Mental illness system is in tatters; treat like any illness. (Aug 2017)
• Medicare should negotiate prices with pharma industry. (Feb 2017)
• ObamaCare requires insurers to cover you, even at a loss. (Feb 2017)
• ObamaCare alternatives need patient protections. (Jan 2017)
• ObamaCare insured 20 million, but didn't go far enough. (Jan 2017)
• 1999: Took Vermonters to Canada for low-cost Rx drugs. (Nov 2016)
• Don't ignore prescription drug affordability. (Nov 2016)
• Federally-run single-payer program with mental/dental. (Nov 2016)
• Focus healthcare on health instead of profits. (Nov 2016)
• Lack of affordable dental care is part of healthcare crisis. (Nov 2016)
• Mental Health: people need more affordable treatments. (Nov 2016)
• Real issue is healthcare at all, for rural poor. (Nov 2016)
• No country except USA lets drug companies charge any price. (Oct 2016)
• Combat Big Pharma's greed on drug prices. (Jul 2016)
• $12B more for Federally Qualified Health Centers. (Feb 2016)
• For $500 more taxes, everyone gets $5,000 more healthcare. (Feb 2016)
• Health care for 29 million more uninsured. (Feb 2016)
• Other countries cover everyone; why can't we? (Feb 2016)
• US is the only major country without universal health care. (Feb 2016)
• I helped write ObamaCare; extend it to 29M more uninsured. (Jan 2016)
• Medicare for All: insure 29M people beyond ObamaCare. (Jan 2016)
• Single payer: Increased taxes offset by insurance cuts. (Jan 2016)
• The middle class will pay less with single payer health plan. (Dec 2015)
• We spend more on care than countries with single-payer. (Dec 2015)
• Mental health coverage would stop suicides AND homicides. (Oct 2015)
• Healthcare is a fundamental right in a civilized society. (Sep 2015)
• Medicare for all: healthcare is a human right. (Sep 2015)
• Vaccinations work; electing not to vaccinate is dangerous. (Sep 2015)
• U.S. is only major country without guaranteed healthcare. (Apr 2015)
• Voted for ObamaCare; but prefers single-payer system. (Apr 2015)
• Move toward a single-payer system. (Mar 2015)
• Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
• Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
• Provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE. (Jun 2009)
• Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
• Sponsored bill expanding the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
• Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
• Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
• Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
• Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted NO on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
• Voted NO on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• MEDS Plan: Cover senior Rx under Medicare. (Jan 2001)
• Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Nov 1999)
• Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Collect data on birth defects and present to the public. (Apr 1998)
• 1972: Pushed for dental care for low-income children. (Jun 1997)
• Civilized societies provide healthcare for the poor. (Jun 1997) Voting Record
• ObamaCare alternatives need patient protections. (Jan 2017) Universal Coverage