Ted Cruz (Health Policy)

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
• Sponsored a bill called the Health Care Choices Act which allows people to buy health care plans across state lines
  • HCCA also repeals Title I of the Affordable Health Care Act
  • HCCA amend the Public Health Service Act (TCWS)
• "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
• Some exceptions should still exist for religious convictions

(POLITICO)