Edwards on Healthcare
John Edwards interview in Business Week magazine. Food for thought...
With 48 million Americans uninsured, how are you planning to fix the health care system in this country?
I've proposed a very specific universal health care plan that requires coverage for every man, woman, and child. It gives Americans choices in health markets between either a private plan or a government plan. The government plan is essentially Medicare Plus. Subsidize health insurance premiums up to about $100,000 of income for a family. And we'd fill in all the cracks in the health care system, which means that [denying coverage for] preexisting conditions is outlawed; preventative care, chronic care, long-term care are all covered; mental health is treated the same as physical health; and it's mobile. If you move, if you change jobs, your health care can go with you. And there are a whole group of things we would do to bring down health care costs—roughly $130 billion of cost savings a year. They include mandated use of electronic record-keeping. And my plan costs—you didn't ask me this, but I think people deserve to know—my plan costs $90 billion to $120 billion a year. It's paid for by rolling back President Bush's tax cuts for those who earn more than $200,000 a year, back to the tax rates that existed under President Clinton.
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those who buy this 'in-vivo' lab-rat victim indoctrination --
may equally revel in "George Bush, The Messiah" ...
http://coverthistory.blogspot.com/2007/08/william-bill-smatt-is-interesting.html
Comment #1 Posted by: Millennium | August 10, 2007 02:18 PM
Im curious if "$1000.00" hair cuts and facials would be covered under Edwards health care proposal?
Comment #2 Posted by: Claire Kennedy | August 10, 2007 03:07 PM
I would suggest to Mr.Edwards to shop Ojai. He would get more bang for his buck here in our town.
The Ojai Valley Inn Day Spa is a delightful experience.
Comment #3 Posted by: Claire Kennedy | August 10, 2007 03:10 PM
good point claire
Comment #4 Posted by: Anonymous | August 10, 2007 03:15 PM
With Claire's obviously enlightened sensibilities and local Ojai taste, perhaps she would be interested in some chocolate rain.
Comment #5 Posted by: Anonymous | August 10, 2007 05:14 PM
OK, Tay, you can have this link, but that's it - stop spamming multiple threads - its not appreciated.
Comment #6 Posted by: Tyler | August 10, 2007 05:21 PM
Does the same go for that lame-assed troll Claire?
Comment #7 Posted by: Anonymous | August 10, 2007 05:30 PM
Well, she's not linking to the same thing repeatedly, so I cut her some slack. :)
Comment #8 Posted by: Tyler | August 10, 2007 05:45 PM
Claire: This one's for you: W
Comment #9 Posted by: G W Bush Fan club | August 10, 2007 10:00 PM