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Obama health plan outperforms McCain plan in coverage and efficiency

Posted on July 31, 2008

My EPI colleagues have analyzed the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the Obama and McCain's health are plans. Main points below...Obama health plan outperforms McCain plan in coverage and efficiencyEfficiency. Over the 10-year period analyzed by the TPC, Senator Obama's plan provides far greater bang-for-the-buck, spending far less per capita for its coverage of the uninsured population (see Figure A below). Cost. The costs of the plans over the 10-year period are in the same ballpark: the Obama plan costs roughly $1.6 trillion, while the McCain plan costs $1.3 trillion (the Obama plan spends...

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