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Health Reform Sound Bites: Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain   7/8/2008
Kaiser Family Foundation

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health08.org: 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary

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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Reports on the 2008 Presidential Election

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Below are video clips of sound bites featuring presidential nominees Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) offering their thoughts on a number of health reform topics, drawn from health08.org's extensive library of video from the campaign trail. The clips illustrate key differences between the candidates in four areas that could set the stage for the next health reform debate:


- What the primary goal of health reform should be;

 

- How to organize the health insurance system;

 

-What the basic purpose of health insurance should be; and

 

- What degree of regulation should be applied to the health insurance industry.

 

For further discussion of key differences between the parties on health reform, see "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman: Separating the Forest from the Trees in the Health Reform Debate".

 

Visit health08.org on YouTube to view "Health Reform Sound Bites: Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain" for the option of embedding the video on your website.

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Goal of Reform

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Organization of the Health Care System

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Purpose of Health Insurance

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Regulation

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