http://www.nytimes.com/ref/us/politics/HEALTH_POSITIONS_2.html
Presidential candidates in both parties are promising to overhaul the
nation's health care system and cover more — if not all — of the
nation's uninsured. In 2005, 44.8 million people — 15.3 percent
of the population — were without health insurance, according to
estimates released by the Census Bureau in March. The leading
Democrats are competing among themselves over who has the
better plan to control costs and approach universal coverage.
The Republicans, for the most part, are promising to expand
coverage without increasing the role of the federal government,
and reduce cost through tax incentives. Most of the candidates
have not presented a detailed outline of their health care plans,
but here is what they have said so far.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Health Care Reform: What Presidential Candidates Are Saying
From government and business subsidized universal coverage to a market-based laissez faire model, opinions among the 2008 presidential candidates on how to fix our health care system are diverse. Get a glimpse of what they're saying.
Interesting article. All the republicans are advocating the "free market" to keep costs down--basically an approach tried and true--and doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteIt's time for something new.