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Health Proposals of the Presidential Candidates

Health Proposals of the Presidential Candidates. comments of Henry J. Aaron The Brookings Institution. Cost and Impact Estimates. Year McCain Obama Lewin Urban/Brookings Lewin Urban/Brookings Cost (billions of dollars)

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Health Proposals of the Presidential Candidates

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  1. Health Proposals of the Presidential Candidates comments of Henry J. Aaron The Brookings Institution

  2. Cost and Impact Estimates • Year McCainObama • Lewin Urban/Brookings Lewin Urban/Brookings • Cost (billions of dollars) • 2010 199 175 32 102 • 184 64 148 237 • Year McCainObama • Lewin Urban/Brookings Lewin Urban/Brookings • Number of uninsured (millions) • 2010 40.5 51.6 38.2 38.6 • 59.2 66.8 26.9 32.9

  3. 1. Refundable tax credits--$2,500 for individuals, $5,000 for families 2. End exclusion from income tax of employer-financed premiums 3. High risk pools 4. Cross-state sale of health insurance authorized Guaranteed access to FEHBP-like plan Mandate coverage for children National health insurance exchange Subsidies to keep the cost of health insurance below specific fraction of income Reinsurance Obama McCain

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