As a United States Senator, Charlie Crist will take the message to Washington that we are fed up with the partisan gridlock and work to provide common-sense solutions to the issues important to the people of Florida. Charlie Crist will always do what is right for the people he proudly serves.
The American people need a health care system modeled on one that actually works, one that provides choice and access to quality health care at affordable costs. To those ends, Governor Crist has led the way in providing free market health care solutions when he proposed and signed into law Cover Florida.
The Cover Florida Health Care plan provides uninsured Floridians with 27 health care options that best meet their needs. These private health insurance plans offer a wide array of health care benefits depending on age and medical needs. On average, Cover Florida premiums are $150. www.coverfloridahealthcare.com.
In addition to Cover Florida, the Crist Administration developed the Florida Discount Drug Card. Working with private pharmaceutical retailers, the Discount Drug Card offers Floridians in need of prescription drug coverage immediate discounts on brand name and generic prescription drugs. In only two years, participating retailers have increased due to the interest in the program, and more than 122,000 Floridians have saved $5 million dollars in prescription drug costs.
Access to health care is a critical necessity. Under Governor Crist’s leadership, the bureaucratic process has been streamlined, resulting in greater access to health care for communities across Florida that demonstrate a need for medical access. Access to dental care has been improved under Governor Crist. Today, out of state licensed dentists can come to Florida and serve Floridians through the state’s county health departments.
Charlie Crist’s record is clear. As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, he will take this common-sense, free market approach to Washington.
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