CHART #3: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES HEALTH CARE PLANS: HIV/AIDS PROPOSALS () By Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Beth Louise Hoffman, Yi-An Ko, and Melissa Shive* The Center for the Study of the Presidency Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter Alan Keyes John McCain Policies and Pledges Will develop a plan to fight global HIV/AIDS over the course of his campaign 1 Will continue global leadership on AIDS 8 His Administration will also create an overarching strategy for dealing with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. 8 Strategy will create partnerships between the public and private sectors 8 Infrastructure National Strategy will create partnerships between the public and private sectors 8 Selected Research Initiatives, Including Those Specific to HIV/AIDS** Increase funding for HIV/AIDS research, such as that done at the NIH 8 States that spread of HIV/AIDS, and the efforts of the international community to combat it, will be remembered as one of the defining issues of our time 10 States that fighting disease and extreme poverty in Africa is in America's strategic and moral interests 10 Supports Federal research funding based on sound science with a greater focus on the care and cure of chronic disease 7 No information found on research initiatives specific to HIV/AIDS 1
Prevention Programs Early Detection/Testing Supports abstinence until marriage sex education and HIV/AIDS domestic prevention programs 2 Prevent new infections 8 Supports abstinence until marriage sex education and HIV/AIDS domestic prevention programs 10 Treatment Expand Medicaid to Continue to fund the Ensure that money from RWCA goes to the communities and parts of the country where the disease has migrated 8 Services Continue to fund the Insurance Initiatives, Including Those Specific to HIV/AIDS*** Proposes shifting millions of Americans from employer-based health insurance into the individual insurance marketplace 3 Proposes shift from employer-based to consumer-based health care 4 Proposes to make health care portable and affordable 4 Expand Medicaid to Advocates market-based health care 5 Supports tax-deductible medical savings accounts combined with catastrophic insurance 6 Promotes portable health insurance and competition throughout health care system 7 Proposes reforming the tax code to eliminate emphasis on employersponsored health insurance 7 2
Vulnerable Populations (including women, children, minorities, incarcerated populations, MSM) Global Initiatives Legislative Initiatives Would continue and expand the current Administration s efforts to help eradicate AIDS in Africa 10 Plans to continue PEPFAR and build on it 10 Help Africa by increasing trade and commerce between the United States and its nations 9 Will provide assistance to Africa to build countries selfsufficiency to address HIV/AIDS 1 Will give aid to fight Malaria 9 Priority must be given to ending the disproportionate impact of AIDS in minority communities 8 States that the U.S. has both a strategic interest and a moral obligation to lead the global fight against HIV/AIDS 8 Supports the current Administration s proposal to double PEPFAR funding from $15 billion to $30 billion over the next 5 years 8 Would reauthorize PEPFAR in 2008 8 Supports an increased commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria 8 Through increased commitment to Global Fund and PEPFAR help meet US fair share of Millennium Development Goals which include universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care 8 Would reauthorize PEPFAR in 2008 8 Expand Medicaid to Spread of HIV/AIDS, and the efforts of the international community to combat it, will be remembered by history as one of the defining issues of our time 10 States that fighting disease and extreme poverty in Africa is in America's strategic and moral interests 10 Supports PEPFAR 10 Will fund AIDS treatment and prevention programs in Africa 10 Links funding to good governance and economic reforms 10 Views debt relief, investment in health infrastructure, and expanded trade as key to developing sustainable solutions in developing nations 10 3
Continue to fund the * Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D. (ret.) is the Distinguished Advisor for Health and Medicine at the Center for the Study of the Presidency in Washington, D.C. and a Clinical Professor at Georgetown and Tufts University Schools of Medicine. She served for over 20 years in health leadership positions in the Federal government, including as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of Women's Health, and as Chief of the Behavioral Medicine and Basic Prevention Research Branch at the National Institutes of Health. Beth Louise Hoffman, a recent magna cum laude graduate of Brown University, Yi-An Ko, a recent graduate of Harvard University, and Melissa Shive, a Fulbright scholar and honors graduate of University of Pennsylvania, are health policy fellows at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. In any future use of this material, please cite: Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Beth Louise Hoffman, Yi-An Ko, and Melissa Shive. Republican Candidates Health Care Plans: HIV/AIDS Proposals (Listed Alphabetically: A-M). 11 December, 2007. Huffington Post. Date accessed. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-blumenthal>. ** For detailed information on the Presidential candidates medical and scientific research plans, please see U.S. Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans: Scientific and Medical Research Proposals *** For detailed information on the Presidential candidates health care plans, please see U.S. Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans: A Side-By-Side Comparison While efforts have been made to make these charts on the Presidential candidates' proposals on HIV/AIDS as comprehensive as possible, this information is intended to be used as a non-partisan reference only and does not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsoring organizations. 1 Giuliani Says He Would Continue PEPFAR Program, Attempt To 'Dramatically' Increase Trade With Africa. 14 November 2007. Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. 14 November 2007. <http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/health2008dr.cfm?dr_id=48845> 2 Mike Huckabee Compares Safe Sex to Domestic Violence and Drunk Driving. 25 October 2007. Out for Democracy. 2 November 2007. <http://outfordemocracy.org/arch/2007_10.html>. 4
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