Issue Position: Lowering (Healthcare) Costs
Issue Position
Issues: Health and Health Care
We must fix what is wrong with healthcare right now while also moving toward a comprehensive, long-term solution.
I support responsible actions that bring stability to the system and lower the cost for all Alaskans, including:
Open health care exchanges across state lines so Alaska can team up with other small-population states to expand our coverage pool, which lowers expenses
Support legislation and policies to lower the cost of prescription drugs
Increase Medicare reimbursement rates so that they cover the cost of care for providers and make it easier for Alaskans to find doctors who accept Medicare
Allow us to purchase prescription drugs from other countries when safe and at a much lower cost
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