I just thought to write a quick blog about what I see the differences are between Obama's health care plan and McCains.  In my view, both have some good ideas, but who knows if either will ever be able to reform health care the way they are saying.

  In a nutshell, Obama offers a national plan with the following characteristics:

Guaranteed Eligibility.   Comprehensive Benefits.    Affordability.   Simpler paperwork and reined in health costs.

 Sounds great!  But one problem in my view:  how will that ever work?  If everyone has affordable health care how is it paid for?  I lived in Canada for a few years, and this national health care plan sounds very familiar to theirs and in my opinion the quality of care was PRETTY LOW compared to what I was used to here in the States.

Lets see what McCain's plan offers:

1) Reforming tax code to eliminate the bias toward employer-sponsored health coverage and providing everyone with a $2,500 tax credit; families will receive $5,000. This will increase incentives for health care coverage.
2) Allowing families to purchase health care insurance nationwide to maximize choices and heighten competition.
3) Providing multi-year coverage that moves with you from job to job and from home to home.
4) Requiring states with Medicaid to develop a financial risk adjustment bonus to high-cost and low income families that will supplement tax credits and funds for Medicaid.
5) Allowing people to purchase insurance through any organization or association of choice (i.e. churches, employers, individual purchases, and professional associations).  

 Sounds do-able enough.  Like I said before though, only time will tell if either of these health care plans ever come to fruition.

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 Health Care: John McCain vs Barack Obama