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HealthDecision ‘08 featured on Health08.org (Kaiser Family Foundation)
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HealthDecision ‘08 by HealthCare.com is now featured on Health08.org, the non-profit initiative of the Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the leading health policy advocates in the country. You can see the link to HealthDecision ‘08 here:
http://www.health08.org/resources.cfm
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Real-World Costs of Health Care
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I was emailed by the owner of a political blog who’s put together an interesting, real-world series on the costs of health care using a friend receiving cancer treatment. It is a telling look into the financial struggles of people in the U.S. receiving chronic care. It’s certainly worth understanding the everyday struggle of people in […]
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The Strongest Case for John McCain’s Health Care Plan
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Fortune Magazine, in March 2008, published what I believe to be as well-written, and well-rationalized case for McCain’s health care plan as I have read. It’ll take a little time to read, but if you truly want to understand McCain’s position, you need to read through it. It does not have any partisan slant, but […]
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Correcting John McCain’s Misrepresentation of Obama’s Health Care Plan
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John McCain made a statement in last night’s Republican National Convention that is worth mentioning, and ultimately correcting:
“[Barack Obama’s] plan will force small businesses to cut jobs, reduce wages, and force families into a government-run health care system where a bureaucrat stands between you and your doctor.” [from McCain’s speech]
This is an inaccurate representation of Barack […]
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Analysis of the Obama’s and McCain’s Statements on Health Care
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HealthDecision ‘08: Obama and McCain on Health Care launched a new page today analyzing some of the candidates statements on health care. The idea of this page is to go beyond the feel-good quote, and ask the follow-on questions or make the follow-on commentary that puts that statement in context. The new page can be […]
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Health Insurance and Free-Market Competition
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US News & World Report published an article that is relevant to the issue of health reform in the 2008 election. The author, Bernadine Healy M.D., writes about the reasons for denial of care by insurers, along with inconsistencies in the reasons for denial of care. This article has immense relevance to any discussion of health […]
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Launch of HealthDecision ‘08: Obama & McCain on Health Care
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Welcome to HealthDecision ‘08 : Obama & McCain on Health Care
HealthDecision ’08 by HealthCare.com is an initiative to inform, educate and deploy the power of the web to gather public opinion on the health care proposals put forth by Barack Obama and John McCain. Our goal is to start thoughtful, rationale debate over the health […]
