Health Matters in the 2008 Election

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Candidate Profile, continued

Ralph Nader (I)

Occupation: Consumer advocate, attorney, author

Birth Date: Feb. 27, 1934

Spouse: Not married

Children: None

Drugs: Costs/Importation

Use universal health care to lower drug prices.
Allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.

Drug Safety

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Give the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration mandated recall power, as well as stronger law enforcement power to protect food and pharmaceutical supplies produced in the U.S. and especially those that are imported.

Electronic Record Keeping

Currently not addressed in platform.

Medicare/Medicaid

Offer Medicare coverage to all Americans by savings achieved through a single payer system.

Stem Cells

Supports stem cell research.
Do not let patent holders stand in the way of Americans benefiting from stem-cell research advances that are made with public money.

Public Health Issues

Currently not addressed in platform.

Abortion

Allow women to make their own decisions about abortion.
Make effective birth control available.

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