Dean Phillips’ Policies on Healthcare Issues

Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate

Should the federal government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Stay At Home Order

Should the government enforce a “stay-at-home” order to combat the coronavirus?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › COVID-19 Vaccine

Will you get the Covid-19 vaccine once it is ready?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes, and we should socialize medicine and healthcare

Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

Dean Phillips voterbaseNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions

Healthcare › Masks on Public Transportation

Should the Federal government mandate that masks be worn by all people on public transportation?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

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

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Healthcare › Medicaid

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes, but allow people to use private insurance

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

Dean Phillips voterbaseNo, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate

Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

Dean Phillips voterbaseNo, the vast majority of people who receive Medicaid are disabled

Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices

Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue

Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes, but only relative to the amount that other countries contribute

Healthcare › Obamacare

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

Dean Phillips voterbaseYes

Healthcare › VA Privatization

Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?

Party’s support baseLess

Healthcare › Vaccine Passports

Should the government issue vaccine passports?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

Dean Phillips voterbaseNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus

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