PND (7/25/2000) -- California HealthCare Foundation Report Covers Candidates Positions on Healthcare

In the first report of its kind, the California HealthCare Foundation and the Commonwealth Club of California have released a nonpartisan report highlighting positions on important healthcare issues by candidates for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and seven high profile Congressional races. Candidate responses ranged from minor reforms to a complete overhaul.

In "Election 2000: What the Candidates Say About Health Care," the candidates discussed key election year issues including coverage for uninsured Americans, rising health- care costs, improving the quality of healthcare, shoring up Medicare, and covering prescription drugs for seniors.

"The candidates recognize health care will be a major issue in this election year and that is why they have offered detailed answers to our tough questions," said Mark D. Smith, M.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the California HealthCare Foundation. The foundation is the sponsor of HealthVote 2000, a nonpartisan California public education campaign designed to encourage discussion of healthcare issues by political candidates, the media, and the public in the months preceding the 2000 elections.

The full report on the health policy survey is available for download at the California HealthCare Foundation's Web site: http://www.chcf.org/

"Presidential, U.S. Senate, Key Congressional Candidates Stake Out Positions on Health Care." California HealthCare Foundation 7/22/2000.

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