Health
Mission: To educate members and provide a forum to discuss important health issues facing the country that can lend themselves to political and legislative action. To advocate for universal health coverage, as well as to examine major health care legislative initiatives that affect large groups of Americans.
Public Policy Positions
The Health Task Force supports…
- Universal health care for all Americans and legal residents. To achieve that, the WNDC will support proposals put forth by elected officials and other advocates that encompass the following principles:
- The plan must cover all Americans with a decent guaranteed level of coverage at an affordable cost.
- There must be a predictable, guaranteed level of benefits, including preventive and chronic care.
- There must be guaranteed choice of providers and health plans.
- There must be a realistic financing scheme, including new start-up costs.
- There must be realistic plans for controlling costs without compromising quality.
- There must be comparable information available to consumers on cost and quality.
The plan must be able to be explained to the public simply and clearly.
