Welcome to Modern Healthcare’s “Guide to Healthcare in the 2008 Presidential Campaign.” With little doubt, healthcare reform has emerged as the top domestic issue in the race to the White House. In some polls, such as the one released earlier...
You might say there have been two presidential primary campaigns in 2007. One is the race by candidates to win their party’s nomination. The other is the battle by states to hold their primary elections before their rivals do.
Sensing a shift in the political winds and understanding that a seat at the table is better than being on the outside looking in, the healthcare industry is placing a bet on a Democrat winning control of the White House next year.
The availability of quality, affordable care for all Americans is central to my vision for healthcare reform. All too often though, the imperative of retaining and improving the quality of care is lost in the health reform debate.
There are few issues as important as getting healthcare right. The U.S. is the richest nation in the world, yet too many hardworking families are facing skyrocketing healthcare costs. As a result, millions of families are forced to choose between...
We have two healthcare systems in America. People who can afford insurance get the best care in the world. But most families are one bad break, such as a lost job or a serious illness, away from going right off a cliff.
America is at a healthcare crossroads. We have the best healthcare system in the world. That’s why people come here from all over the world seeking treatment. However, our system also suffers from decades of failed government mandates and wasteful...
I believe our healthcare system and its challenges need to be addressed in a new way that empowers our strongest asset in controlling the spiraling cost of healthcare: the U.S. consumer.
In a way and with an emphasis never before seen in political discourse and debate in the U.S., the issue of healthcare reform has taken center stage as one of the top priorities among Democratic presidential candidates.
Americans are profoundly concerned about healthcare, and it is appropriate that, as candidates, we offer our solutions to this problem. However, we must speak honestly to the American people about the most important of questions: What exactly is the...
The U.S. spends more than $2 trillion on medical care every year, and offers the best medical technology in the world. Americans have their choice of top doctors and hospitals, and our national investment in scientific research has paid off...
No one disputes the diagnosis: American healthcare is in lousy shape. Fifteen percent of the gross domestic product is spent on healthcare, and yet surveys show a deep dissatisfaction with the quality and kind of care we receive, and millions go...
Affordable healthcare is a fading dream for many families, who all too often are waking to the nightmare of a sick child or parent whose care they cannot afford.
Few challenges facing our nation today are more important than ensuring that every American has access to affordable, quality health insurance. The number of Americans living without health insurance recently rose to 47 million, and millions more...
Now that you have read the candidates’ commentaries on healthcare, you may be rubbing your eyes and wondering just who says what about expanding coverage, ensuring quality and holding the line on healthcare costs. There are some pretty clear...
Two candidates who are near the bottom of their party’s ticket—and one who has catapulted close to the top—are hoping that their health reform platforms can be coupled with their broader beliefs as a way to bolster their campaigns.
The presidential campaign has sparked a rigorous and much-needed national debate over health system reform, with polls consistently pointing to healthcare as the public’s top domestic concern. Ensuring that everyone in the U.S. has health insurance...
The Democratic presidential candidates are agitating to have the government do something about the spiraling cost of healthcare, especially the cost of health insurance, which is becoming prohibitively expensive for millions of...
The 2008 elections are a historic opportunity for every American to make certain healthcare stays at the top of the candidates’ domestic agendas. The presidential race is wide open; for the first time in 80 years, no incumbent president or vice...
