There is not a simple solution to the many health care problems facing our country. I am committed to working in Congress to improve our current health care system and to make it work better for everyone.

First off, we need to make sure that employers continue to provide health insurance to their workers. Just as individuals and families are feeling the pinch of ever-increasing health care premiums, so are businesses. Many of these businesses are not obligated to provide health care to their workers. As more employers choose to drop coverage for their workers, our bad national health care problem becomes worse.

We must work with insurance companies to keep premiums affordable. Also, we should encourage doctors and hospitals to make better use of new technologies both to improve the quality of care and to reduce administrative costs.

Preventive health care will be an important part of any comprehensive health care fix. We spend billions of dollars to provide care to those who have fallen ill with preventable diseases. Government should partner with the private sector to increase awareness of the benefits of regular exercise and good nutrition and encourage insurance companies and employers to promote health lifestyle habits. Congress should act to provide health care to more children, so that they can be immunized, receive regular check-ups and, as a result, greatly increase their chances of living a long and healthy life.