- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont): Bernie Sanders voted yes to the expansion of Medicare, a ruling that would enable the program to cover additional preventive services. He also voted yes to expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program and to regulating tobacco like a drug. He voted no on the Ryan Budget, which aims to reform Medicare choice, tax and enact spending cuts. Sanders received a 100 percent score from NARAL Pro-Choice America, which reflects his pro-choice stance in voting favorably for emergency contraception for rape victims and at military facilities. He supports embryonic stem cell research and would vote to legalize medical marijuana use.
- Former Governor Jeb Bush (Florida): Jeb Bush has been quoted as stating that ObamaCare is “flawed to its core and doesn’t work.” His past work in the state of Florida suggests that he is an advocate for a voucher system for Medicaid programs and that he devalues mental health services. He also boasts his own success for using a “clear and concise” approach to health crises such as the 2014 Ebola epidemic. He believes that President Obama failed to control fear in the nation by mishandling informational disclosures to the public. As governor, he funded adoption counseling but not abortion counseling and created the divisive "Choose Life" license plates for residents to purchase – funding went to pro-life counseling organizations. He doesn't seem to support reproductive education, either: "Forming good character in young people does not mean having to instruct them on thorny issues like abortion, creationism, homosexuality, or euthanasia, to name just a few," Bush wrote in his book, Profiles in Character.
- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Texas): Ted Cruz has vowed to repeal ObamaCare. He has also advocated raising the minimum age requirement for Medicare in order to save money spent on the program. He opposes funding for abortion care and contraceptives, whether from the government, churches or corporations. He believes vaccination is a states' rights issue and favors religious exemptions.