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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Hillary Unveils Her New Health Care Plan

The Clinton campaign has drafted its plans for a universal health care program. How does the plan achieve its claim to be truly 'universal' and provide coverage to everyone? By requiring every American to purchase insurance:

"The New York senator said her plan would require every American to purchase insurance, either through their jobs or through a program modeled on Medicare or the federal employee health plan. Businesses would be required to offer insurance or contribute to a pool that would expand coverage. Individuals and small businesses would be offered tax credits to make insurance more affordable."

The key here is how much the government will offer in tax credits and who will have access to them. Otherwise, all that is happening here is that the government will force the 45 million uninsured to buy insurance. Hurray, problem solved!

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