Health Insurance - Clinton or Obama

Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist has a very clear, succinct explanation of the Obama and Clinton health care plans. Just when I thought it was safe to get Obama bumper stickers...again, I have to a pause. Read it Mr. Krugman's column here:

The difference between the health care plans of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could well be the difference between achieving universal health coverage and falling far short.

But as I’ve tried to explain in previous columns, there really is a big difference between the candidates’ approaches. And new research, just released, confirms what I’ve been saying: the difference between the plans could well be the difference between achieving universal health coverage — a key progressive goal — and falling far short.

Specifically, new estimates say that a plan resembling Mrs. Clinton’s would cover almost twice as many of those now uninsured as a plan resembling Mr. Obama’s — at only slightly higher cost.

Let’s talk about how the plans compare.

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