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If elected to Congress, Fallon is committed to fighting for a universal healthcare system. He says, “Healthcare should not be a commodity of privilege that is rationed according to an individual’s ability to pay or because of place of employment. Americans need a healthcare system that is accessible, adequate, and affordable for all.”
Fallon also believes that a universal healthcare system should include choices for consumers. Fallon says, “I’m not advocating a ‘one size fits all’ government-imposed approach. Americans value choice, and every American should be free to choose a Medicare-style option if they like. Yet individuals and employers should be free to purchase coverage beyond, or outside, the federally funded system.”
Fallon believes there are several good universal health care proposals under discussion, and that the challenge is how to get it passed. Fallon says, “A key obstacle to healthcare reform is the presence of special interest money in politics. When one sees the huge amount of money that insurance companies, drug companies, medical interests and their lobbyists pump into political campaigns, one begins to understand why reform is so elusive.”
Heath care reform is one of Fallon’s top campaign issues. Fallon says, “It’s imperative for us to change the way we administer and pay for health care. It’s going to require leadership, courage, new energy and fresh ideas to meet this challenge,” he says.
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