• Believes the government should ensure that all citizens have access to basic health care.
• Wants to address lifestyle choices that lead to chronic illnesses.
• Call for health insurance reforms and supports premiums for healthy living.
• supports state funded care where necessary.

? He claims that medical bills and health related issues are the number one cause for personal
bankruptcy. 

? A priority for Obama would be to promote affordable, accessible, and high-quality health care.

? Obama would mandate that all children have health care coverage.

? He would create a national public insurance program that would allow individuals and small
businesses to buy affordable health care similar to that available to federal employees. 

? He supports universal health care, and believes that the government should buy prescription drugs
in bulk to reduce costs. 

? His plan would require all employers to contribute toward health coverage for their employees or
toward the cost of the public plan.

? He wants hospitals to be graded on performance and switch to more cost-effective, computerized
record keeping system.
 
? Obama would create a national health insurance exchange to reform the private insurance market. 

• Romney supports universal health care but not a government program which would raise taxes.

• As Governor of Massachusetts, Romney implemented a universal health care plan for the
state.
• He plans on market reforms to expand and deregulate private insurance to decrease costs and
give more Americans access to affordable care.
• He wants to offers tax breaks and other incentives to individuals without insurance.
• Romney would allow tax deductions for out-of-pocket medical expenses.
• He would permit states to direct funds spent treating the uninsured to instead assist them
in purchasing private health insurance.

Politcks