Obama attacks McCain's healthcare proposal

A number of independent analysts have concluded that McCain's plan would prompt younger workers to abandon their employer-sponsored plans to find less expensive coverage on the open market -- meaning employers could end up with a pool of older workers, whose healthcare is more expensive. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, John McCain, Obama Administration, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 6, 2008 - 8:30 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Elizabeth Downs (review), Jim Lang (review), Clark Davis (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 6, 2008 - 8:30 AM PDT

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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Oct. 6, 2008

This story essentially deals only with McCain's health care plan -- not the details but just "experts'" opinions concerning the effect on the number insured. It highlights what experts consider the downside of McCain's proposals but also highlights the inaccuracies or misleading statements in Obama's attack.

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Clark Davis
2.9
by Clark Davis - Oct. 6, 2008

I don't think this is very good journalism. Maybe if it was published by someone other than the LA Times, which I have very little respect for, I would put more faith in what these so called experts say. The fact is, any health care plan by a Democrat compared to a Republcan is going to be so far superior there will be comparison. Republicans just seem to hate people, except for their own precious hides and do not want most Americans to have decent health care. They proved that by ruining Hillary Clinton's plan for health care for Americans. Time and time again they attack Medicare and Medicaid and any decent bill for anything at all. Not enough enough money or so they say. Guess we could have had a ... More »

It is a disgrace 40 or 50 million Americans have no health insurance coverage, while we spend half of our budget on building even more weapons and killing people in phony so called wars. If Obama does not become president, this country is truly screwed. For good!

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