Cost Proposal, Pt.4 – ‘Show me the protection!’
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To sum it all up in time for the election, here is a clear
guideline to understand what is at stake and would be done to
protect our nation against it’s greatest health and wellbeing
threats. The greatest threats come from the crisis and not from
convenience. They center around a rub between philosophies,
juxtaposed on ‘social wisdom’ (‘Do we ever share for the
greater?’ or ‘Do we sometimes share for the greater?’ ‘Is
health insurance/care a basic right?’ or ‘Is health
insurance/care only for the privileged?’
In the article referenced from the beginning article in this
series entitled “As
The Time Draws to A Close..,”, the New York
Times endorses Barrack Obama’s health insurance proposal. The
reasons they give are that:
1) It would cover far more of the Americans who have no
health insurance.
2) The risks and costs would be spread more equitably.
3) This plan would result in more adequate health insurance
for most Americans.
As far as Mr. McCain’s plan, the ‘Times’ is concerned that
it “would jeopardize employer-based coverage without providing
an adequate substitute.” The likelihood of so many employers
reducing or dropping health insurance benefits is a risk far
too great for our nation to take.
The following table should clarify the critical tenets of
our nations current health insurance/care crisis:
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Proposals |
obama |
mccain |
N Y Times |
| 45-66 Million 'uninsured' |
Covers 34 Million within 10 yrs. |
Covers 2 Million within 10 yrs. |
Obama |
| 25 Million 'underinsured' |
Provides minimum standards |
Not addressed |
Obama |
| 15 Million 'uninsurable' |
Provides affordable guarantee |
Provides guarantee with no price limit |
Obama |
| 30 Million near poverty |
Affordable and adequate |
Affordable only |
Obama |
| Funding Costs |
$1.6 billion or $1.2 billion |
$1.3 billion or $2.1 billion |
Obama |
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