Have you been to the doctor within the past year? Have you gotten a prescription filled? Has a member of your family received a hospital bill that nearly caused that person to be re-hospitalized?

The issue of health care is something that affects us all. President George W. Bush fully understands our concerns and has offered a plan to both improve the quality and promote the affordability of health care in our country.

As we look forward to the November election, it is important for all of us to understand where the candidates stand. President Bush’s message is clear.

“We must reform health care in America,” he has said. “We must build a modern, innovative health care system that gives patients more options and fewer orders, and strengthens the doctor-patient relationship.”

In fact, he has already taken steps to assure that our health care system is improved. In December 2003, President Bush signed into law the “Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003”.

According to the AARP, “millions of people on Medicare” can now receive a credit of $600 a year until the end of 2005. In addition, our president has spearheaded initiatives to open community health centers that will serve 6.1 million individuals in rural areas, established tax-free Health Savings Accounts, and employed a new rule that increases competition between over-the-counter drugs and their generic counterparts. In contrast, John Kerry has a record of opposing the increasingly significant issue of medical liability reform. At least 10 times during his career as senator he has opposed or voted to block passage of medical liability reform. (“A Plan for Helping American Families in a Changing World,” www.georgewbush.com, 09/08/04)

Looking ahead, President Bush’s agenda for the future of America’s health care is a lucid one. In his second term as president, he will continue his efforts to improve health care for the most vulnerable in our society and support affordable health care for all American citizens.

This November, we can all go to the polls confident in the leadership and innovation President Bush has displayed, and will continue to display, on the issue of health care in America.

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