Drug Safety

• Require that imported prescription drugs be approved for purchase in the U.S. only if they are FDA approved and the exporters are FDA inspected.
• Supported the FDA reform bill that broadened the agency's regulatory powers.

Electronic Record Keeping

• Promotes the use of information technology to help lower health care costs.
• According to the McCain website: "We should promote the rapid deployment of 21st century information systems and technology that allows doctors to practice across state lines."

Medicare/Medicaid

• Reform payment systems in Medicare and Medicaid to pay for diagnosis, prevention and care coordination, not preventable medical errors or mismanagement.
• Sen. McCain has not made it clear in his plan where he currently stands on allowing the government to negotiate with drug companies for lower drug prices under Medicare Part D (under current law the government is not allowed to so for Part D).

Stem Cells

• Oppose creating human embryos for research by banning so-called "fetal farming," the process of creating embryos to use their cells or fetal tissue.
• Ban research using human cells gestated in animals.
• Ban human cloning.
• Support federal funding for stem cell research using human embryos that have been frozen or are slated for destruction if the patient who is the source of the embryos indicates they would be destroyed.
• Support federal funding for alternate stem cell research, not involving human embryos.

Public Health Issues

• Individuals need to be more responsible for their own health to help prevent chronic diseases.
• Parents should teach their children how to be healthy.
• Undertake public health initiatives to combat obesity, diabetes, and smoking.

Abortion

• Overturn Roe v. Wade, returning decision-making to the states.
• Empower the pro-life movement to build consensus to end abortion at the state level.
• Encourage adoption.

Other

• Ensure quality care for veterans by allowing them to choose where they get their health care.

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Information compiled by Michele Foust and Valarie Basheda, WebMD Medical News.

Medically reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

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