Andy Higgins’ Policies on Healthcare Issues

Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Universal Dental Care

Are you in favour of universal dental care?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Nurse to Patient Ratios

Should nurse to patient ratios be increased?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Vaccine Mandates for Customers

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Healthcare Privatisation

Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and healthcare services?

Party’s support baseLess

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › AI Doctors

Should AI be allowed to diagnose patients and prescribe medicine without human doctor supervision?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Healthcare › Marketing Unhealthy Products to Youth

Should the government ban the promotion of products that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles for young people, such as vaping and junk food?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Hospitals

Should hospitals continue to be funded on fee-for-service model?

Party’s support baseYes

Healthcare › Mental Health Sessions

Should the government restore the number of Medicare-subsidized psychology sessions from 10 back to 20 per year?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the extra sessions clogged the system and increased wait times for new patients.

Healthcare › Vaping Ban

Should the government ban the sale of recreational e-cigarettes (vapes)?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, restrict them to pharmacies as a medical tool for quitting tobacco

Healthcare › Pharmacist Prescribing Power

Should pharmacists be allowed to prescribe everyday medications without requiring patients to consult a doctor?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, it reduces wait times and relieves our overwhelmed GP clinics

Healthcare › Psychedelic Therapy Legalization

Should psychiatrists be allowed to prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms to treat severe mental health conditions?

AH>AH ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but strictly within supervised clinical settings, not as a Trojan horse for full recreational legalization

Andy Higgins