Health Care Reform in America
Health Care Reform in America
Here's what we know about our health care system: it's expensive, unreasonably complicated, and broken.
Almost 60% of 19 to 35 year-olds said that health care reform was very important to them when they decided whom to vote for in the 2008 presidential primary contests. This percentage is fairly consistent across generations. Not surprisingly, politicians have responded. A look at some of the plans that have been proposed as of July 2008 suggests where our country might be headed:
A Bipartisan Congressional Plan
Health care reform will ultimately come out of Congress, so it’s important to pay attention to Congressional legislation.
Barack Obama's Plan
At the core of Senator Obama’s plan is the creation of a new National Health Insurance Exchange, a proposed national health care pool that individuals could buy into and employers could buy their employees into.
John McCain's Plan
Senator McCain would start by eliminating the tax incentive that the federal government provides employers who give their employees health insurance.
State Health Care Reform
While presidential candidates have been debating different proposals, many states have been taking action on their own.
State by State Health Care Reform
A chart summarizing the reform initiatives in 17 states.
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