1. Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Stances Generally Adhere to Respective Party Lines PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS ON HEALTHCARE July 12, 2016 | Emilia Varrone Sources: The Briefing, "Hillary Clinton's Plan for Lowering Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs", HillaryClinton.com, September 23, 2015; Dylan Scott, "Explaining Hillary Clinton's Trip to the Health Policy Twilight Zone," National Journal, April 21, 2015; "Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again," DonaldJTrump.com, May 19, 2016; "Affordable Health Care is a Basic Human Right", HillaryClinton.com, May 19, 2016; "Bernie Sanders on Healthcare," FeeltheBern.org, May 19, 2016; Rachel Witkin, "Where 2016 Candidates Stand on Mental Health Issues" NBC News, February 24, 2016; Julie Edgar, “Health Care Reform: Health Insurance & Affordable Care Act,” WebMD, May 20, 2016; "Annotated Transcript: The Aug. 6 GOP Debate", Washington Post, August 6, 2015. ACASingle-PayerMedicareMedicaidAbortionPublic Option  Keep  Expand   Replace  Keep  Keep  Overview of Candidates’ Stances on Major Health Care Legislation Hillary Clinton Donald Trump

2. Presidential Candidates’ Stances on Health Policy Span Political Spectrum PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS ON HEALTHCARE July 12, 2016 | Emilia Varrone Sources: The Briefing, "Hillary Clinton's Plan for Lowering Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs", HillaryClinton.com, September 23, 2015; Dylan Scott, "Explaining Hillary Clinton's Trip to the Health Policy Twilight Zone," National Journal, April 21, 2015; "Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again," DonaldJTrump.com, May 19, 2016; "Affordable Health Care is a Basic Human Right", HillaryClinton.com, May 19, 2016; "Bernie Sanders on Healthcare," FeeltheBern.org, May 19, 2016; Rachel Witkin, "Where 2016 Candidates Stand on Mental Health Issues" NBC News, February 24, 2016; Alan Rappeport and Margot Sanger-Katz, "Hillary Clinton Takes a Step to the Left on Health Care," New York Times, May 10, 2016. Health Care ProgramClintonTrump Affordable Care Act (ACA)  Preserve & Build  Repeal & Replace Prescription Drug Prices  Control drug prices & hold drug companies accountable.  Lower barriers to trade to allow drug makers from overseas to sell in the U.S. Medicaid Expansion  Support new incentives to encourage states to expand ? Unclear, Trump proposes state block- grants for Medicaid Medicare Buy-In  Supports people 50+ to be able to purchase Medicare coverage ? Unknown, Trump promised to improve Medicare by making “the country rich” Public Option  Supports public option, suggests state initiatives under ACA  Does not support Mental Health Parity  Wants mental health parity with physical health issues  Supports current reform plan in Congress Provider Price Transparency  Would expand disclosure requirements  Require transparency from doctors and hospitals Sale of Health Insurance Across State Lines ? Early 2015 Clinton expressed an open mind, not currently in her platform  Allow health insurance to be sold across state lines Details on 2016 Presidential Candidates’ Platforms on Health Care