• Mike Huckabee is not in favor of importation or re-importation of prescription drugs because he feels that this is the only way in which the US can maintain control over the quality and safety of drugs.
• In order to bring about a reduction in the use of prescription drugs, Mike Huckabee has suggested prevention of disease to be a more effective solution rather than cure.
• Mike Huckabee has suggested a self discipline routine which should be followed by all Americans as a road to good health rather than rely on drugs. The practitioners of this routine should incorporate fruits and vegetables as a part of their daily diet, should eliminate fried foods, should exercise daily and read books based on health and fitness.
• Being a believer of preventive medicine rather than treatment care, Mike Huckabee is of the opinion that instead on falling ill, visiting a doctor and using prescription drugs, the healthcare system of the country should focus actively on prevention of diseases.
• Mike Huckabee is strictly against the proposal of allowing Americans to buy drugs from other developed countries at a lower cost because he says this would make it difficult for the law to identify the source of fraudulent medicines which may prove to be harmful instead of beneficial. According to him it would also lead to a compromise on the high standards maintained by American pharmacies.
• Since many of the prescription drugs are related to alcohol consumption and obesity, Mike Huckabee has suggested that healthy lifestyles which would result in the elimination of such habits should be rewarded with a reduction in their insurance expenditure.
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