Mark on Healthcare

"The healthcare system is broke. It is not only bankrupting many of us, but itself as well. America is no longer a world competitor because we have the most expensive and dysfunctional healthcare system in the world. Healthcare should not be an option, it should be required and available to every American. No one should face anxiety, or financial collapse because they needed treatment. People should not have to choose between needed medicine and food. I will work to broaden coverage for middle income earners who are most squeezed by this situation and give high priority to covering all of Florida's children. Florida, like many other states must step up to the plate and take initiatives to expand healthcare coverages in the absence of reform at the Federal level. The situation is perilous and we must not wait. Productivity, cost of doing business, days lost from school, overall public health - all of these are affected by the problems in our healthcare coverage system. We must address these now on the state level and not wait for Washington to act."