The healthcare system is struggling yet there does not seem to be a Presidential candidate with a clear plan to fix it. Doctors and patients need a President to define what we need to do next to salvage the system. Firstly, the ACA needs to be re-examined and repealed since many patients are unable to afford care than previously and many more are facing additional costs due to the Act.

 Recently both Scott Walker and Marco Rubio endorsed plans to repeal the ACA and finally proposed a healthcare alternative. Both suggested using age-rated, advance-refundable tax credits to help people buy health insurance and would allow them to shop for insurance across state lines. They also both endorsed high-risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions and plan to increase health savings accounts. Walker's plan would add a $1,000 refundable tax credit for anyone who opens one. 

Lt. Governor Ralph Northam has two day jobs. When he is not treating sick children as a pediatric neurologist, he is presiding over the Virginia Senate. Northam (D) is a fairly obscure politician who support of women’s reproductive rights, gun control and Medicaid expansion. As a state senator, Northam executed a partisan political coup for Democrats in 2012 over legislation that called for women to undergo ultrasounds before an abortion.