Issue Position: Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege.

Issue Position

* Vermont must have a healthcare system that is financed and administered publicly with strong transparent government regulation that allows for ample public engagement. Big insurance companies are an unnecessary expense, and profit by denying access to necessary care. Healthcare providers in partnership with their patients should determine what care is needed.

* We must stand together to demand strong laws protecting the public from the impact of healthcare and pharmaceutical corporate greed.

* Addiction is a public health crisis that touches all of our communities. Vermonters struggling with addiction are suffering from a disease. We need to expand access to healthcare services instead of expending resources on mandatory minimums for nonviolent crimes.

* We cannot create healthy communities without a robust mental health system; we must increase support for mental health services.

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