[1678] Parliamentary Campaign Thread

[Alfonso Velez]

VELEZ VISIT TO TUDELA HOSPITAL, TULEDA, ST. IGNACE

 

It's a pleasure to be here today at such a fantastic state of the art hospital in the Republic. I'm proud of the high quality level of care that our citizens are able to access in the Republic, and we are fortunate to have so many hard working doctors, nurses, and support personnel to make sure that all citizens and visitors to our great Republic get access to quality healthcare. If re-elected, a L&D Government will continue to support our hospitals and medical professionals in their critical work through policies that encourage medical innovators to come to our Republic to not only create high quality jobs, but also to ensure that this Republic is the primary benefit of medical technologies to help our citizens. Our excellent health care system is predicated on providing freedoms--freedoms to patients to manage their healthcare and make decisions that best fit them--freedom of innovators to innovate without unnecessary Government interference--and freedom for patients to choose insurance coverage that best meets their needs.

A critical priority of the next L&D Government will be to ensure that every citizen is able to find the insurance coverage that best fits their needs and to ensure that all Aldurians have access to high-quality healthcare. We will introduce legislation to provide tax credits to help families with low incomes afford the care they need while leaving the choice of what care bets fits their needs to them. We will also ensure that our insurance industries are properly regulated in a way that ensures that the patient is always first while also not stifling innovation. We will ensure that no citizen can ever be denied coverage or treatment based on a pre-existing condition. We'll also make sure that families can set aside tax-free savings for healthcare expenses such as for co-pays, medical equipment, medications, etc.

A key difference between our vision for healthcare and those of the ANA and DFL parties is that we will keep the decisions on how to manage your healthcare in your hands. The other parties advocate for varying levels of Government control over your healthcare. I, for one, believe that you know better than bureaucrats in Punta Santiago about what your healthcare needs are. I believe that you know what sort of insurance coverage you want, and you know what doctors you want to see, what hospitals you want to visit, what clinics you trust. Our plan will make healthcare more affordable to all without sacrificing the liberties that we all cherish. Only our party has a sustainable vision to ensure that you can choose how to manage your health in an affordable way.

I look forward to introducing the changes that we need to see to make our healthcare system even better and to ensure that all Aldurians have access to high quality services like here at Tudela Hospital and maintain control of their healthcare needs.