Ted Cruz (Health Policy)

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Cruz's Health Policy (section page)

Health Initiatives

  • Repeal Obamacare, open insurance markets across state lines, expand health savings accounts, delink health insurance from employment (TCS)
  • Sponsored a bill called the Health Care Choices Act which allows people to buy health care plans across state lines (TCS)
    • HCCA also repeals Title I of the Affordable Health Care Act (TCS)
    • HCCA amend the Public Health Service Act (TCS)
  • "We must save Medicare by gradually increasing the eligibility age and by moving to a premium support system that expands choices for seniors, opens up innovation, and utilizes market forces to rein in healthcare costs." (OTIHC)
  • Supports the right for private organizations to deny contraceptive/abortion coverage to their employees if it conflicts with their personal beliefs (TCS)

Abortion and Planned Parenthood

  • "The next thing I intend to do is instruct the Department of Justice to open an investigation... to prosecute Planned Parenthood for any criminal violations." (RD1)
  • Supports the complete defunding of Planned Parenthood (TCWLLF)

Vaccines

  • Cruz said that “of course” children should be vaccinated but thinks that which ones should be legally mandated be left up to the states (POLITICO)
  • Some exceptions should still exist for religious conviction (POLITICO)