Positions and Views of Erskine B. Bowles
on Medical Insurance
| Previous Candidate for US Senate, North Carolina |
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| Medical Insurance |
Positions and Views |
| Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitations |
We must take steps to put an end to frivolus lawsuits.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) |
Erskine's plan would cover 20 million of America's uninsured--7.3 million of our nation's 8.4 million uninsured children and 12.7 million uninsured adults - by building on existing programs and offering tax credits to make COBRA more affordable.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| Medical Malpractice Reform |
In the Senate, I will work for steps that protect victims' rights and hold down needless costs to business.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| Business Tax Credits for Employee Health Coverage |
My plan will help businesses provide affordable health care for their employees with tax credits and by allowing small business to pool their purchasing power.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Health Insurance, a General Statement |
| Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) |
| Medicare Vouchers |
| Universal Medical Care / Insurance |
| Medicare |
| Fixing Medicare |
| Medically Uninsured or Underinsured |
| Pre-Existing Health Conditions |
| Fixing Medical Insurance |
| Employers' Medical Insurance |
| Employers vs Employees As Chief Health Care Buyer |
| Coverage of Children |
| Free Market Health Care |
| Health Insurance Purchase Choices |
| Portable Medical Insurance |
| State Plans |
| Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) |
| Market-Based Medical Insurance |
| Medical Insurance Block Grants |
| Medicaid |
| TRICARE Health Insurance |
| Medical Insurance Discrimination |
| Misuse of Health Records |
| Medicare Reimbursement Formulas |
| Uniform Billing and Claims |
| Paperless Claims |
| Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP) Buy-In |
| Federal Reinsurance Medical Pool |
| Chronic & Catastrophic Illnesses |
| Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) |
| Tax Credit / Deductible for Medical Insurance |