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John McCain on Health Care
Recently, John McCain received questions from reporters concerning the effects of a rigorous presidential campaign on his age and health. Besides assuring the American people of being in good health, Senator McCain reported that “like most Americans, I go see my doctor fairly frequently.” Once again, the presumptive Republican nominee for President shows just how out of touch he is with the American people. The soaring costs of health care and lack of access to quality insurance coverage is, in fact, preventing thousands of Americans from seeking medical attention, including regular check-ups to their doctor.
Being comfortably enveloped by the Washington Beltway for so many years, it’s no surprise Senator McCain believes his level of medical care is the same as many ordinary Americans. His ignorance on the matters of health care have prompted me to look at his health care policies. Does John McCain offer a plan for the one fourth of Arizonans who are uninsured to receive the same level of coverage and care he receives as a Senator?
John McCain offers Health Savings Accounts, tax-free savings that can be used towards deductibles, premiums, and out-of-pocket expenses. With these funds, people can “control their health care decisions” by buying high deductible insurance. The state of Arizona offers taxpayers the option to buy into health savings accounts and the high deductible insurance program. This type of program would be adopted nationwide by a McCain Administration.
So, as an Arizona resident and taxpayer, does John McCain buy into the H.S.A. High deductible insurance program? The answer would be no, as his tax returns for this year and last shows Line 25 blank. John McCain doesn’t even believe his own solution to the health care crisis is good enough to provide coverage to himself and his family! The fact is, H.S.A.‘s offer people the chance to buy junk insurance with bare-bones coverage.
As the representative of hundreds of thousands of uninsured Arizona, John McCain ought to demand the same coverage and care to Arizonans he receives as a member of the U.S. Senate. But don’t expect any such actions from Straight Talking McCain. He’s happily sheltered within his Beltway worldview, devoid of any solutions that can help ordinary Americans.
Posted By: Tim Wilson @ Apr 21, 11:04 AM
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