An Introduction: The Presidential Health Care Campaign 2008

An Introduction: The Presidential Health Care Campaign 2008 in Politics and Legislation

It’s been a while since our last post about the 2008 presidential election, but we thought now was as good time as any to start talking about the health care policies of the two candidates.

After a year-long Democratic battle between New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Illinois Senator Barack Obama, Senator Obama has come out as the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Arizona Senator John McCain had an impressive performance for the Republicans, coming back to win the New Hampshire primary and clinching the nomination after the political world thought his campaign was all but dead.

But now that the primary season is in the past, what do our candidates have in store for the future?

Senator McCain favors a system where the private market takes control to drive down prices. He’s even willing to provide a generous tax credit for individuals and families.

Senator Obama on the other hand is looking for the government to step in and require all children have insurance, and put restrictions on the health insurance companies so they can’t deny anyone coverage.

Obama also has promised he can reduce an average American family’s annual health insurance plan premiums by $2,500.

This was just an intro to what’s to come in the Presidential Health Care Campaign of 2008. Over the next few months, we’ll go deeper into the health care reform plans from Senator McCain and Senator Obama and keep up on the candidates’ latest health care news.

We also want to know what you think about each candidate’s health care plan — the comments section is now open for business.

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