In the face of escalating costs, uneven quality of care, andthe growth of the uninsured population, there is broad agreementthat the U.S. health care system requires reform. However, Democratsand Republicans remain sharply divided over how to reform it,as evidenced by the health care plans offered by the parties'presidential candidates. The ambitious reform agendas of SenatorsJohn McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) would take the U.S.health care system in very different directions.
McCain's plan embraces market forces and promotes individuallypurchased insurance (see red box). Its centerpiece is a changein the tax . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Oberlander is an associate professor of social medicine and of health policy and administration at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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