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I just came across a map released by the US Census Bureau showing data from their Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program.  It was the first time I had seen a county-by-county depiction of health insurance demographics in America - who has it and who doesn’t.

No matter which side of the political fence you sit on, most Americans agree that our health care system is broken. Health care costs in the United States are approximately 16% of our gross domestic product (GDP), and they are expected to reach 20% of the GDP by 2017.

On its own, that’s not an indictment of the health insurance industry because so many businesses – if not most businesses – are losing money on Wall Street right now. While the financial services industries were the first to the trough for bail-out, they won’t be the only private interests

Chronic Babe has written an article about her recent experience with a rejection letter from a long term care insurance company because of her fibromyalgia.  Although Jay works with long term care in addition to health insurance, my area of expertise is confined to health insurance, and I’ve worked

“Is health care in America a privilege, a right, or a responsibility?” Tom Brokaw threw that question at John McCain and Barack Obama in the middle of last night’s debate. Their answers went beyond the already-familiar details of each man’s health care plan to suggest an underlying philosophy.

The right prescription for what ails our system.By David GratzerWith less than a month to go, presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to deliver a knock-out punch by hitting John McCain on health care.On Saturday Mr. Obama called his rival's health-care proposal "radical" and, in swing states, he is now blasting it in TV ads.

I just read an opinion article in the WSJ about how John McCain has a better health care reform proposal than Barack Obama.  The article is written by Dr. David Gratzer, who is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute think tank.  Since health care has become so politicized, it’s not surprising

Posted by Alan on October 6, 2008 Both Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama have put forward substantial healthcare reform plans. They both seek substantial changes in the current system.

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Health wonks who worried that the global financial crisis would eclipse health care talk in the presidential campaign got some good news this weekend. Barack Obama brought the subject back, attacking John McCain’s health plan in stump speeches and new advertisements, the Los Angeles Times reports.