Healthcare

The Nebraska Republican Party believes that all citizens should have access to necessary, quality and affordable health care. We believe that reimbursement to providers must be adequate so that necessary health care services are available to all Nebraskans. Such reimbursements must be at a level that ensures providers’ uncompensated care costs are not shifted to other paying consumers.

We oppose any attempt to socialize or nationalize the American healthcare system. We support repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act–Obamacare–with market-based solutions. We favor a tax policy that enhances individuals' ability to purchase the health care of their choice.

We support measures such as medical savings accounts to give all citizens greater control over their health care options. We also favor legislation allowing 100 percent deductibility for those who pay for their own health insurance and long-term health care. We oppose employer mandates.

We support education to improve the health of Nebraskans. The right of individuals to be informed of possible exposure to health-harming elements must not be jeopardized by the legal basis of confidentiality.

We oppose taxpayer-funded abortion and contraceptive services or referrals by any official in a public school. These decisions properly belong with parents and guardians, and usurping this role undermines the integrity of the family. We oppose taxpayer funding of any family planning programs that provide abortions or abortion referrals. We believe that all healthcare facilities, including abortion clinics, should be subject to the same state and federal regulations and inspections.