The nation’s health care system is desperately in need of reform — as far too many Americans know from grim, personal experience. In this election, Barack Obama and John McCain are offering starkly different ideas for how to fix that system. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
A really good comparison of the candidates health care plans. It cites issues with both, compares studies from different groups, and comes up with the recommendation you'd expect from the NYT. Still, despite the Obama bias, they do a fair job of looking at both. I've read a lot of pieces on the various studies, and they've summed them up well.
In clearly laying out both candidates' health care plans and then picking them apart, the Times editorial board comes off as fair. The issue issue is much bigger than the candidate plans, however, and the paper should have acknowledged that how either candidate works with Congress, for instance, will have as much effect on health care reform outcomes as their health care platforms.
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