Jay Rockefeller - Health

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Healthcare reform should include a government-sponsored health insurance option. a public option, as the plan has become known, is "a must."

The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Rockefeller fights to allow state "flexibility" to expand.

People do have a right to affordable healthcare. "Access to health care should be a right, not a privilege."

The U.S. should permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada. Rockefeller voted for importation bill

Contraceptives should be covered by health insurance plans. "Voted FOR an amendment that would require coverage of contaceptives by insurance companies"

The FDA's drug approval process is not effective. Voted for S. 1082: Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

The government should negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Rockefeller moved to cut off debate on S. 3

EVIDENCE: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products? Yes

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Is abstinence-only sex education effective?

UNKNOWN: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. implement a single-payer health care system?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa?

UNKNOWN: Do you use lip balm regularly?

UNKNOWN: Would a universal healthcare system require a tax increase?

UNKNOWN: Is the use of birth control equivalent to abortion?

UNKNOWN: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

UNKNOWN: Should health insurance pricing favor those who meet physical standards?

UNKNOWN: Should adults be required by law to purchase health insurance?

UNKNOWN: When does life begin?

UNKNOWN: Should the government impose smoking bans?

UNKNOWN: Should medical providers have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable?

UNKNOWN: Should employers be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees?

UNKNOWN: Should the government require labeling of genetically modified food?

UNKNOWN: Is "third-hand smoke" a viable concern?

UNKNOWN: Should a legal guardian be able to make life and death medical decisions for an individual in a persistant vegetative state if there is no living will?

UNKNOWN: Do humans have souls?

UNKNOWN: Should chain restaurants be required to display calorie counts on their menus?

UNKNOWN: Should employers offer health savings accounts?

UNKNOWN: Is Cuba's healthcare system effective?

UNKNOWN: Should insurance premiums be tax-deductible?

UNKNOWN: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions?

UNKNOWN: Is it necessary to grow food organically?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Should there be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits?

UNKNOWN: Has media coverage of the swine flu outbreak been overblown?

UNKNOWN: Is there a link between childhood vaccinations and autism?

UNKNOWN: Should smoking be prohibited in all indoor public places?