Amidst a discussion of health care in which both candidates rattled off plans for tax credits, debated employment based health care, and praised electronic health records, it was the question from an audience member that really told of one of those “fundamental differences”. The question of the night went to Lindsey Trella, “Senator, selling health care coverage in America as the marketable commodity has become a very profitable industry. Do you believe that health care is a commodity?” Sen. Obama...
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McCain Handed a “D” on Veterans’ Issues
A report card put out by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America Action Fund (IAVA) gives Republican candidate John McCain a “D” on his voting record on veterans’ issues. Barack Obama and Joe Biden both received “B” for their efforts. The report card graded the voting records of all members of Congress based on their support for 11 bills in the Senate and 15 in the House. The bills ranged on issues from Veterans Health to the GI bill...
Obama Revives Health Care Debate
Finally! I heard a report on NPR this morning and the Obama website confirms that the Democratic presidential campaign is going to ramp up efforts to discuss health care this week. Over the next week Sen. Obama will hold over two dozen events in nine battleground states with health care as a major point of emphasis. Above is a new Obama commercial highlighting the candidates differences on the subject. If you’re looking to get into this spirit and need...
Palin Ducks Questions on Health Care
During the vice presidential debate it became clear that Sarah Palin had not boned up too much on health care as she ducked and dodged Gwen Ifill’s questions on the subject. Biden ended the talk on health care with the zinger of the night. The CNN transcript speaks for itself with my editorializing italicized. Joe Biden leads with the McCain quote on his plans to deregulate health care like banking. IFILL: Governor, please if you want to respond to what...
Playing the Odds with Candidates’ Health
A somewhat interesting, though morbid, story from the AP earlier this week by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar reviewed actuarial data to estimate the odds Barack Obama or John McCain would finish a term in office. Actuarial data has been a valid tool used in medical studies for decades and still provide the basis for many principles in medicine. This Atlanta company that specializes in individual life insurance quotes estimates that John McCain would have a 24.44% chance of dieing in office compared to 5.76%...
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