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posted 05/27/2008, comments (0)

Yes, but What Do Doctors Want?

With the general election between a single Democrat and Republican about to begin, the American Medical Association has taken a good look at insurance mandates--you know, the issue of whether people should be required to buy health insurance. GOP presumptive nominee John McCain opposes mandates. The Democrats' virtually-presumptive... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/25/2008, comments (0)

Hillary v. Barack, Explained

Still puzzling over that increasingly noisy healthcare debate between Hillary Clinton (universal coverage with mandate) Barack Obama (no universal coverage, no mandate)? I can recommend a news report on the Clinton/Obama mandate question that offers enough context to move the issue beyond the familiar ping-pong match. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/09/2008, comments (0)

Clinton Imagines Healthcare Debate With McCain and. . .Obama

In an interview with the Seattle Times, Hillary Clinton used a novel technique to try to explain why Barack Obama's less-than-universal healthcare plan is insufficient--she imagines a debate between Obama and the presumptive GOP nominee: "Picture the debate [with Obama and] Senator [John] McCain: He's going to stand up and say... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/06/2008, comments (0)

Support for Obama on Universal Healthcare

On first pass, the idea that Barack Obama is more likely to deliver universal healthcare than Hillary Clinton seems outright wrong. She calls for a mandate that everybody be covered. He doesn't. But an intriguing editorial by Donald J. Harris persuasively argues that Obama is more likely to deliver universal healthcare than Clinton.... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/04/2008, comments (0)

Will Clinton or Obama Garnish Your Wages?

Universal health insurance sounds great in principle. But what if it means having wages garnished, paying extra tax in April, paying a fine, or facing some other financial mandate? It's a question that continues to follow Democrat senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as they make their last minute pitches for Super Tuesday... Read more Chevron

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