Democratic Health Care Plans
There are four competing Democratic approaches to increasing government control over health care:
Each are summarized below.
Ted Kennedy's Plan
Ted Kennedy has withheld details of his plan from the public, perhaps to avoid a build-up of criticism about it. But his staff has met with interest groups in 2008 and it is expected that Kennedy's plan will be similar to the Massachusetts Plan. Kennedy's plan will likely include taxpayer-funded abortion by requiring that insurance carriers cover abortion, and requiring or using the tax incentives and penalties to include participation by taxpayers.
Tom Daschle's Plan
Max Baucus's Plan
Barack Obama's Plan
Barack Obama did not support universal coverage during the campaign, to contrast his approach with that of Hillary Clinton. It is doubtful that this issue is a priority for him in 2009.