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| Don Davidson, Republican |
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| Candidate: Insurance commissioner |
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| Don Davidson |
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| Age: 61 |
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| Residence: Bellevue |
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| Occupation: |
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Dentist |
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| Education: |
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Undergraduate and D.D.S., University of Washington |
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| Political history: |
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Former Bellevue mayor and city council member, former president, Association of Washington Cities |
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| Endorsements: |
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Mainstream Republicans, Washington State Dental Association |
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| Campaign Web site: http://www.dondavidson2000.com |
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| Campaign theme: Fighting for your rights. |
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What would you do to make prescription drugs more affordable? |
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Find ways to cover the poor and the elderly through public-private partnerships involving government and private insurance. Allow pharmacies to pool resources for bulk purchasing without government interference. |
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What would you do to make health insurance more affordable and available for individual consumers? |
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Speed up process of allowing companies to offer new products. Change regulation to encourage competition to bring prices down and offer more choices. Use regulatory power to make certain insurance companies aren't overcharging. |
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What changes are needed to protect insurance consumers' privacy? |
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Move to an "opt-in" system where information is shared if and only if the patient/consumer specifically allows it. |
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How would you assess the current insurance commissioner, Deborah Senn, and the job she has done in the last eight years? What would you do differently? |
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She's worked hard to be a consumer advocate. She was shortsighted, however, in her vision, as she became an enemy of insurance companies, rather than an advocate for consumers. I would be a fair and equitable regulator of the industry that makes sure Washington has affordable choices in insurance. |
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What would you do about the state's lack of accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners? Why is this important? |
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Make sure that our auditors are a priority in budgeting, re-arranging as needed to ensure we have enough qualified people to do the job required. This will help us in bringing more choices to our consumers in companies and coverage and in the long term reduce the workload on our auditors in Washington. |
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