Healthcare

The basis of the United States Constitution and our unique American Culture is Freedom. This fundamental belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence includes Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Americans have always prospered when they have been given the freedom to become active and productive citizens. We believe a capitalistic, free, open market system provides the maximum benefit for all citizens. Health care must follow this same pattern. We believe health care should be a patient centered, consumer based system where every individual has the freedom to choose the type of health care that is best for him or her. Along with this freedom comes personal responsibility in the individuals’ health care choices. This patient centered, consumer based system has six key principles.
1. Individual consumers are the key decision makers in the system.
2. Individuals buy and own their own health insurance coverage.
3. Individual consumers choose their own heath insurance coverage.
4. Individuals have a wide range of coverage choices.
5. Prices are transparent to consumers.
6. Consumers have regular opportunities to make coverage changes on predictable terms.
We do not believe health care is a right. A right is defined as those areas of life wherein government has guaranteed us that it will not stop us from acting within a narrow scope of opportunity. A right, as mentioned in the United States Constitution, is a right to an action. Health care consists of goods and services, Also, rights do not confer an obligation on other individuals.
We believe the role of the federal government should be empowering citizens to obtain their own health insurance coverage, not acting as an insurance company, setting prices and defining coverage limits. The current federal tax deduction given to companies for health care expenses should be eliminated. Instead, the federal government should use the additional tax revenue to provide vouchers to low income individuals and families; thus putting the decision making and responsibility in the hands of the individual consumer and his or her family.