When it comes to healthcare there is much debate and controversy. Each candidate in this current presidential race has specific views and ideas on how to handle it in hopes it will be beneficial to this country. The three presidential candidates I chose to compare and contrast on their views/reform and overall presentation are Jeb Bush, Bernie Sanders, and Ben Carson Sr.. Jeb Bush’s views on healthcare is that Obamacare is a waste of time and has in return messed up the economy. A vision of the future utilizing phenomenal innovation is his key. His reform plan consist of 3 major points: Promote innovation, lower cost, and return power to the states. In promoting innovation, he believes that by creating a complete review of regulatory barriers
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To him health programs/ initiatives and lowering prescription costs are key components of healthcare. As of right now Americans pay the most for prescriptions in the world and his six step plan goes as follows: Negotiate a better deal, import prescriptions from Canada, more discounts for low income seniors, bring back generic drugs, harder penalties for frauds, and lastly transparency when it comes to drug pricing and costs. In negotiating a better deal Sanders believes that Medicare should negotiate better prices with drug companies (currently banned right now). By importing drugs from Canada, Americans should not have to pay more than it neighbor for the exact same thing and it cuts on spending. By having stronger penalties for fraud and being more transparent in pricing, it will hold the pharmaceutical companies more accountable overall. (Sanders …show more content…
It explained their stance and the reforms they feel would help this county as well as some extra information so you can get the full idea. On the other hand Carson stated his views but did little to go into detail on his reforms on his website. Being a doctor himself I felt he should have put more work into his issues on the site especially for people that could not watch the debates and was willing to go directly to the source. All three did great jobs expressing their views when it came to the campaign trail and conveying information to the
To him health programs/ initiatives and lowering prescription costs are key components of healthcare. As of right now Americans pay the most for prescriptions in the world and his six step plan goes as follows: Negotiate a better deal, import prescriptions from Canada, more discounts for low income seniors, bring back generic drugs, harder penalties for frauds, and lastly transparency when it comes to drug pricing and costs. In negotiating a better deal Sanders believes that Medicare should negotiate better prices with drug companies (currently banned right now). By importing drugs from Canada, Americans should not have to pay more than it neighbor for the exact same thing and it cuts on spending. By having stronger penalties for fraud and being more transparent in pricing, it will hold the pharmaceutical companies more accountable overall. (Sanders …show more content…
It explained their stance and the reforms they feel would help this county as well as some extra information so you can get the full idea. On the other hand Carson stated his views but did little to go into detail on his reforms on his website. Being a doctor himself I felt he should have put more work into his issues on the site especially for people that could not watch the debates and was willing to go directly to the source. All three did great jobs expressing their views when it came to the campaign trail and conveying information to the