Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire: on Health Care


Cynthia McKinney: Supports single-payer universal health care

Q: Briefly state your position on the following issue: Single-Payer Universal Health Care.

A: In Congress, I was a cosponsor of every bill to create a national system for universal access to health care under a single payer model.

Source: Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Feb 3, 2008

Ralph Nader: Single-payer health care plan over for-profit care

Q: Briefly describe Nader’s position on Universal Health Care.

A: Ralph Nader “supports a single-payer health care plan that replaces for-profit, investor-owned health care and removes the private health insurance industry. He favors replacing our fragmented, market-based system with a single-payer health plan--where the government finances health care, but keeps the delivery of health care to private nonprofits, and allows free choice of doctors and hospitals for patients.”

Source: Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire Feb 3, 2008

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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:
Incoming Obama Administration:
Pres.:Sen.Barack Obama
V.P.:Sen.Joe Biden
State:Hillary Clinton
HHS:Tom Daschle
Staff:Rahm Emanuel
Treas.:Tim Geithner
DoD:Robert Gates
A.G.:Eric Holder
DHS:Janet Napolitano
DoC:Bill Richardson
Outgoing Bush Administration:
Pres.:George Bush
V.P.:Dick Cheney
A.G.:John Ashcroft(2005)
DEA:Asa Hutchinson(2005)
USDA:Mike Johanns(2007)
EPA:Mike Leavitt
HUD:Mel Martinez(2003)
State:Colin Powell(2005)
State:Condoleezza Rice
HHS:Tommy Thompson(2005)
2008 Presidential contenders:
AIP: Frank McEnulty
Constitution: Chuck Baldwin
GOP: Sen.John McCain
GOP VP: Gov.Sarah Palin
Green: Rep.Cynthia McKinney
Independent: Ralph Nader
Liberation: Gloria La Riva
Libertarian: Rep.Bob Barr
NAIP: Amb.Alan Keyes
Socialist: Brian Moore
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