Hillary Clinton's Kevo

Health Care is one of Ms. Clinton's main issue through the years. Here are some highlights:

* Health care tax credit ensures affordability. (Nov 2007)
* Insurance companies cannot deny people coverage. (Oct 2007)
* Restore National Institutes of Health funding. (Oct 2007)
* No parent should be told 'no' for healthcare for their kids. (Sep 2007)
* Local smoking bans ok, but no national ban. (Sep 2007)
* Outcry if AIDS were leading disease of young whites. (Jun 2007)
* FactCheck: Yes, AIDS is leading disease of young black women. (Jun 2007)
* Lower costs and improve quality and cover everybody. (Jun 2007)
* Electronic medical records save $120 billion in health care. (Jun 2007)
* Insurers must fund prevention without preexisting conditions. (Mar 2007)
* Require electronic medical record for all federal healthcare. (Mar 2007)
* Increase America's commitment against Global AIDS. (Nov 2006)
* FDA should compare drug effectiveness--not just safety. (Oct 2006)
* Supply more medical needs of families, & insure all children. (Jun 2006)
* Fought for pediatric rule: new drugs tested for child safety. (Oct 2005)
* Health goal is affordable coverage for all. (Oct 2000)
* Fund teaching hospitals federally because market fails. (Sep 2000)
* Regulate tobacco; fine of $3000 for every underage smoker. (Apr 2000)
* Be prepared with defenses against infectious disease. (Oct 1999)
* Medicare should be strengthened today. (Sep 1999)
* Smaller steps to progress on health care. (Jan 2000)

1990s Highlights
* Hillary appointed 8 days after inauguration to health cmte. (Oct 2007)
* A plan is necessary; but consensus is more necessary. (Sep 2007)
* 1993:Ambitious role plagued from start by secrecy complaints. (Jun 2007)
* 1990s plan failed after big pharma & insurance worked on it. (Apr 2007)
* 1990s healthcare reforms laid groundwork for today's reforms. (Mar 2007)
* Still scarred from 1990s reform, but now doing it better. (Feb 2007)
* 1997: Helped found State Children's Health Insurance Program. (Dec 2006)
* 1990s reform called "secretive" but had 600 in working group. (Nov 2003)
* Learned lessons on health care; but hasn’t given up goal. (Aug 2000)

2007 Highlights
* American Health Choices Plan: keep yours or pick Congress'. (Sep 2007)
* Pay for health plan by $52B tax repeal & $77B efficiencies. (Sep 2007)
* Mandated responsibility by individuals, industry & employers. (Sep 2007)
* Since 1993, new consensus developed on need for healthcare. (Sep 2007)
* Include insurance industry in discussions, but rein them in. (Sep 2007)
* I want to be the health care president. (Sep 2007)
* Universal health care coverage by the end of my second term. (Feb 2007)
* I have the expertise to achieve universal healthcare for all. (Feb 2007)
* We need a uniquely American solution to health care. (Oct 2006)

Voting Record
* Health care initiatives are her first priority in Senate. (Feb 2001)
* Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
* Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
* Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
* Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
* Voted NO on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
* Voted NO on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
* Invest funds to alleviate the nursing shortage. (Apr 2001)
* Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
* Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record. (Dec 2003)
* End government propaganda on Medicare bill. (Mar 2004)