Sheldon Whitehouse on Health Care

• Keep ObamaCare's prevention, treatment, & recovery services. (Feb 2017)
• Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
• Increase funding for occupational & physical therapy. (Apr 2011)
• Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
• Expand the National Health Service Corps. (Mar 2009)
• Disclose payments from manufacturers to physicians. (Jan 2009)
• Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
• Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
• Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)
• Voted NO on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
• Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
• Improve services for people with autism & their families. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
• Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
• Provide all families with insurance. (May 2006)
• Scrap Medicare Rx plan, and negotiate for drug prices. (May 2006)
• Focus on quality to address healthcare crisis. (Dec 2005)