 Dr. Applebaum is a nationally recognized expert in providing medical care and managing health care systems. He has been responsible for the care of over 20,000 seniors in 7 states. Additionally, he has been called upon by the government to provide advice and Congressional testimony in the field. |
8/31/06 As both an energetic businessman and a doctor, Republican Gary Applebaum gets our thumbs-up. He is adept at expressing his beliefs under fire, and we think his combined background could be helpful in both senior and health issues. We also like his take on federal funds: The country has plenty of money, but current representatives lack the creativity to manage it.
Then there is Dr. Gary Applebaum, who has raised more money than the seven other Republican candidates and received campaign contributions from some heavyweight Jewish donors who are Democrats. Applebaum is a Conservative Jew and board member of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.
Applebaum, of Owings Mills, is hoping Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s support in the Jewish community and the GOP's strong pro-Israel stance will translate into votes for him if he makes it to the general election. Ehrlich carried the 3rd District by 13 percentage points in his 2002 gubernatorial win, said John Randall of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Republicans hope that Orthodox Jews, who are numerous in the district, are falling their way. "Obviously, the Orthodox Jewish community and those who go to the synagogue often are kind of the same as someone who goes to church, and they tend to be more conservative and Republican," Randall said. Applebaum said he sees some Jewish donors supporting him and Democratic candidates. "I think after the primary, people will have to decide," he said.
Candidate blisters Medicare Applebaum assails Washington's style
"If your doctor acted like the current politicians in Washington, you'd find another doctor," he says. "A physician must focus on teamwork and achieving good results." Applebaum compares getting elected to Congress with being given "one pen to sign a trillion-dollar checkbook." "The problem is not that we're not spending enough," he says. "We just need to spend it better." Many of the problems facing the country could be handled just by a change in management style, Applebaum says.
As a physician, Applebaum says, he is keenly aware of the problems with American health care. “One of the problems is that we don’t really have a health care system--we have a sick care system,” he says. “In a true health care system, we would invest in making sure that people stay healthy rather than treating them when they get sick.” He says that if the nation put more emphasis on providing preventative care to patients, citizens would be healthier and “cost the system less money.” |
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An avid runner who says he has raised more than $100,000 for charity by participating in marathons, Applebaum, a Republican, says he believes he can take the lessons learned in running a medical practice and apply them to a larger concern, that of helping to run the country. 
“According to the Gallup Poll a few weeks ago, when Americans were questioned about their greatest concern, 67 percent said affordable health care,” says Baltimore County resident Dr. Gary Applebaum, who served as chief medical officer for Erickson Retirement Communities, a health care provider for seniors, for the last 15 years. Applebaum is seeking the Republican nomination for the congressional race.
