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The government should negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. Boswell has voted to ensure that Medicare can negotiate drug prices to bring down prices for seniors.

Employer health care plans should offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions. I strongly support legislation requiring that mental health and addiction be treated fairly by insurance policies

The U.S. should permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada. Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs

Vaccines containing thimerosal are not safe. Cosponsored bill to ban thimerosal (which contains mercury) from vaccines

The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Boswell co-sponsored CHIP Act

The FDA should regulate tobacco products. Boswell co-sponsors H.R. 1108

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: Do people have a right to affordable healthcare?

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 contraceptives be covered by health insurance plans?

UNKNOWN: Is the FDA's drug approval process effective?

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 healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option?

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: 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?

UNKNOWN: Should the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) be mandatory?