This online tool allows users to customize side-by-sides by selecting as many as four candidates for comparison that can then be formatted into a printer-friendly pdf. The tool summarizes positions in four overall categories of access to health care coverage, cost containment, improving the quality of care and financing.
This side-by-side comparison of the candidates positions on health care was prepared by the Kaiser Family Foundation with the assistance of Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. and is based on information appearing on the candidates websites as supplemented by information from candidate speeches, the campaign debates and news reports. The sources of information are identified for each candidates summary (with links to the Internet). The comparison highlights information on the candidates' positions related to access to health care coverage, cost containment, improving the quality of care and financing. Information will be updated regularly as the campaign unfolds.
Republican Candidates -
Only three Republican candidates have announced formal healthcare proposals.
- Rudy Giuliani
- Mike Huckabee
- Mitt Romney
- Sam Brownback
- Duncan Hunter
- John McCain
- Ron Paul
- Tom Tancredo
- Fred Thompson
Democratic Candidates -
Six Democratic candidates have announced formal healthcare proposals.
- Hillary Clinton
- Christopher Dodd
- John Edwards
- Dennis Kucinich
- Barack Obama
- Bill Richardson
- Joe Biden
- Mike Gravel
For commentaries on each of the candidates' healthcare proposals, peruse the excellent articles by Robert Laszewski at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review.
For additional links to detailed analyses of the Presidential candidates on a variety of topics, go to 2008 Race to the White House - Is U.S. Healthcare a Priority?
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