HEALTHCARE: One of the largest expenses in our state budget is the cost of healthcare. As a healthcare professional, Dave knows how our State can save money, increase the quality of care, and ensure the financial stability of our healthcare system.
As your State Senator, Dave Burke will support the following:
· Support and expand adult passport programs and senior in-home care.
· Place more emphasis on preventative care that saves money. Investing in programs from infant to the senior years saves money and adds to the quality of life. Encouraging healthy lifestyles in individuals will have a positive effect on healthcare costs.
· Allow healthcare professionals the right to treat the patient as they see appropriate.
· Encourage evidence based medicine and positive cost outcomes if at all possible.
· State assistance to people in need should be run and administered effectively by the state. The more outcome driven the healthcare chain, the less it will cost.
· Implement therapeutic drug categories for competitive bidding that will create more consumer value and less cost for state programs.
· Emergency rooms should be preserved for severe health risks. Assigning a primary care physician and emergency room co-pay to Medicaid recipients will decrease costs and improve the quality of care for all Ohioans
