John McCain
John McCain
Political Party: Republican
Previous Political Position: Arizona Senator
Hometown: Panama Canal Zone
Date of Birth: August 29, 1936
Family: Cindy Hensley (wife); Bridget, Meghan, Sidney (daughters); Jimmy, Jack, Andy, Doug (sons)
Religion: Episcopalian
John McCain’s Stance On Diabetes-Related Issues:
Health Care Plan:
• Price: To lower costs John would increase awareness and promote the use of existing children's health insurance programs while expanding community health centers. In addition he would encourage the negotiation of lower rates from health providers to small businesses.
• Availability: Opposes government run universal system and but wants to provide more coverage to Americans through his initiatives.
• Dependability: Wants to improve system by updating technology and cut costs through collaboration and collective bargaining power of small businesses.1
Stem Cell Research:
McCain opposes embryonic stem cell research that uses cloned human embryos, but supports research using human embryos left over from fertility treatments.2
Voting Record:
• Give individuals $2500 refundable tax credits for healthcare. (Oct. 2007)
• Control health costs so manufacturers stay competitive. (Oct. 2007)
• No mandated universal system; no mandated insurance coverage. (June 2006)3
John Talks About Health Care:
“The biggest problem with the American health care system is that it costs too much, and the way inflationary pressures are actually built into it. Businesses and families pay more and more every year to get what they often consider to be inadequate attention or poor care.” 1
Learn More:
See John McCain talking about his health care plan on YouTube.
Sources:
1 – CNN. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.healthcare.html (Accessed: January 18, 2008)
2 –The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. http://pewforum.org/religion08/compare.php?Issue=Stem_Cell_Research (Accessed: January 18, 2008)
3 – On the Issues. http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm (Accessed: January 18, 2008)
