At the risk of getting ahead of ourselves just a little bit (but isn’t it about time!) let’s talk John McCain and health care. I’ve been listening to what McCain says about health care reform and reading his website on the subject. It is truly underwhelming stuff. What you have from him essentially are a bunch of bullet point level platitudes form the old Republican play book. The core of it – to the extent there is one – seems to be this: encourage portability which will create more insurance company competition which will solve all problems. Right.
What McCain’s “plan” reflects is not a desire to solve the health care problem, but rather a desire to say something sufficient and then get off the subject. As with so many other issues, that just won’t fly this time around. We need solutions.
You can read McCain’s supply side speak on health care here. Also see Paul Krugman’s critique which really got me going on this here.
Any comments out there on McCain’s plan or related alternatives you’ve seen out there?
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