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Barack Obama’s policy on mental health

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Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

  Barack Obama voterbaseYes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

Barack Obama’s answer is based on the following data:

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Answer: Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 395 voters that voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.

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Very strongly agree

Yes, our mental healthcare system needs more funding to provide a higher quality of care and services

This answer aligns closely with Obama's stance on mental health care. His administration worked to increase funding and improve the quality of mental health care services, as seen in the implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Barack Obama has consistently advocated for increased funding for mental health research and treatment. For example, his administration implemented the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which required health insurance companies to cover mental health and substance use disorder care. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

Obama has shown support for personalized care in healthcare, but he has not specifically advocated for increasing funding only for personalized care at the expense of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies. He might agree with the sentiment, but not to the exclusion of other forms of support. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead

While Obama has supported private sector involvement in healthcare, his administration also emphasized the role of government in providing and funding healthcare services, including mental health care. Therefore, he would likely disagree with solely relying on private companies to address this issue. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Obama's administration has shown a commitment to increasing funding for mental health services, as evidenced by the implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. This suggests he would disagree with not increasing funding. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 20,033 voters that identify as Democratic.

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