Breaking: Obama's Healthcare Plan insures 34 million uninsured Americans
By: vesilv
Published On: 10/2/2008 4:07:31 AM
Cross-posted on DKos & softdrift; part of a series about healthcare, and who gets it.
The Commonwealth Fund has released a report on the candidates' healthcare plans. Healthcare is increasingly crucial - one in four independents calls it a top issue. We've got to get this heard.
Highlights:
- "Obama's plan would reduce the number of uninsured people by 34 million in 10 years." McCain's doesn't come close.
- McCain's plan is about deregulation - he wants to work deregulatory magic on healthcare now that it's wrecked finance.
- "In the first year, McCain's plan is estimated to cost more than twice as much as Obama's while covering 17 million fewer people.."
Compared with McCain's approach, Obama's approach could provide more people with affordable health insurance that covers essential services, achieve greater equity in access to care, realize efficiencies and cost savings in the provision of coverage and delivery of care, and redirect incentives to improve quality. [Commonwealth]
Just to remind you what else is wrong with McCain's plan:
- Raises taxes on middle class families - an average of $1,100 by 2013 for a family making $60,000. In some states (including some swing states!) it's a lot more.
- Forces 20,000,000 out of their employer-based health plans, many of whom are then forced into inferior, nongroup plans.
- Has no plan to address disparities in care between ethnic, geographic or gender groups.
- Has no plan to finance his expensive boondoggle - but wants more tax cuts!
It's worth checking out this comparison chart of the candidates' plans that was released by the Commonwealth Fund as a companion to its report. Just the visual is striking: McCain's side is empty, Obama's is full. Who's got the real healthcare plan - and isn't it obvious?
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