Whose healthcare plan will you choose in 2020?

In less than 100 days registered voters in the United States will elect their next President, possibly sooner if you plan to vote absentee or by mail.

Votes will choose from among several candidates-

• Incumbent president, Donald J. Trump- Republican
• Former Vice President, Joe Biden-Democrat

And a long list of third party and independent candidates, who may or may not be on the ballot in your state-

• Jo Jorgenson-Liberarian
• Howie Hawkins-Green Party
• Don Blankenship-Constitution Party
• Kanye West-Birthday Party

Campaign 2020

American presidential campaigns are always contentious, involving often widely different views on

• the economy
• taxes/Social Security
• national security/defense
• immigration
• foreign policy
• jobs/employment
• education
• crime/violence/guns
• healthcare

And this year new issues make this campaign even more raucous than usual with debate on

• widespread protests
• rioting/looting
• misuse of force by police
• racism/reparations/justice
• recession/jobs loss
• evictions/food insecurity
• business shutdowns
• school closures
• public health restrictions
• overwhelmed hospitals
• disease and deaths due to COVID-19

At least in the memory of anyone alive today, we have never seen a presidential campaign quite like this one, maybe never in United States’ history.

The candidates speak-

Earlier this year I reviewed the official websites of the Republican and the Democratic political parties and wrote posts summarizing their proposals for healthcare.

Then I visited the campaign websites of the two major party candidates for President of the United States, first reviewing their healthcare stances in general and then their views on the COVID-19 pandemic specifically.

This post contains links to all of those posts so you can easily review them as you carefully consider how you will vote this year. As I said before, I encourage you to read the entire original documents yourself, especially as there may be updates.

Through this blog I do not endorse any particular candidate; if it seems otherwise, that is unintentional and accidental.

Here is a reminder of the structure of the United States Federal government as created by the Constitution

The Parties’ Platforms on Healthcare

The President Candidates’ Healthcare Positions and Policies

The President Candidates’ COVID-19 pandemic response

Exploring the HEART of campaign 2020

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If there are other presidential candidates on the ballot in your state, review their websites or social media pages. Voting and running for public office are valuable rights; participating in the process is a privilege and responsibility.

Dr Aletha