Health Care: a Campaign Primer

John McCain and Barack Obama have offered proposals that would — in very different ways — reshape the landscape of American health care. The Chronicle spoke with several scholars about how the study of health economics and health policy has evolved since the Clinton plan collapsed in 1994 — and whether this year's candidates seem to have learned anything from that scholarship. Full Story »

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by Tshiung Han See - Oct. 11, 2008

Connects the dots for the casual reader in scholars' thinking but, I felt, should compare the 1993 healthcare plan and Obama and McCain's proposals. Anyways, the article primarily examines certain points in Obama and McCain's policies. It was helpful to have sense which policies scholars agreed with. It was also great to know where there is an academic consensus on certain points.

This is the first Chronicle article I've ever read. It organises information well. However, it's unclear to me how an employer mandate to insure its employees, leading to employers not employing individuals who are considered high-risk, ultimately drives up overall health-care costs.

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