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Media portrayal of Barak Obama's health care plans

Page history last edited by Jigar Amin 15 years, 5 months ago

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"More Reform is Cheaper: The Paradox of Health Care Reform"

By Ezekiel Emanuel

The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zeke-emanuel/more-reform-is-cheaper-th_b_136609.html

October 22,2008

 

      With the current financial crisis, Ezekiel Emanuel is encourging readers to take a closer look at Obama's proposal on health care plan. He believe's that his health care plan seems more comprehensive than McCain's plan. Based on Emanuel, Obama's health care plan would cover all of the american's health care at a minimal cost. This will allow american citizens to visit their doctors for their check-up very often. Not only that but also in the work area, workers would receieve a pay increases from their employers since the company doesn't have to pay 32% of their budget to health care. The plan is financed through government tax.

 

"Obama's Health Care Plan"

By Kate Phillip

New York Times

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/29/obamas-health-plan/?scp=8&sq=Obama's%20health%20care%20plans&st=cse

May 29,2007

 

      With over 45 million American uninsured, Barack Obama proposes a plan that would cover almost all of the Americans in America. With a recent trip to Univeristy of Iowa, he mentioned about his health care plan. He said that he would lower the cost of insurance through which American families could save upto $2500 per years from the plans. This is one of the most beneficial point for the middle class invdividuals. They will be able to afford the health care plans and be able to cover the cost of the sugeries and the doctors' visits.  Obama believes that every individual should get the opportunity to enjoy the same health care plan that he is on right now.

 

 

"Big Issue: Voters Look for Answers on Health Care"

By Julie Pace

Michigan Live

http://www.mlive.com/elections/index.ssf/2008/10/big_issue_voters_look_for_answ.html

October 23, 2008

 

      Although they may heed on the stock crisis, american citizens still believe in transformation of health care plans. They believe that many of the them doesn't get the appropriate plans which would cover their costs of their illnesses. Not only adults but also children are suffering from insufficient coverage of their health care costs. Both parties have declared their plans on health care. However, individuals are paying more attention on the Barack Obama's health care plan. Obama not only focusing on the individuals that doesn't have any health insurance but also looking at those who have health insurance but want to change to a newer plan. He proposed that all individuals will be required to have an insurance and believed that government will subsidize the cost of those who can't afford to pay their health care bills.

 

"Obama alone is willing to discuss the economy"

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Health Care Issue, Not Quite Hot, Remains Strong

By Kevin Sack

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/12/us/politics/12health.html

September 11, 2008

 

      This article adresses how individuals are paying more attention to high gas prices and stock crisis; and forgetting the importance of health care issue in United States. When Representative Tom Price spoke to Kiwanians, the three questoins he asked were related to health care issue. However, when he appeared four days later, he didn't bother to ask about health care. When looking at both parties, Obama argues about how McCain's health care plan would harm the citizens of United States. He believes, although McCain planes to end the tax for the individual who buy health insurance individually, will end up charging more with consumers. Whereas, McCain agrue that Obama's health care plan is totally absurd in many ways. He thinks that Obama's health care plan will “force families into a government-run health care system(NYtimes).”

 

Campaigns Tangle Over Health Care

By Kevin Sack

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/us/politics/18health.html

October 17,2008

 

      This article adresses that campaigns are taking over the Health Care issue through showing ads that weakens the opposed party. Democratic ads focuses on how cutting Medicare would harm the individuals in the United States. He believes that McCain is planning on cutting the Medicare plans, although he hasn't mentioned about this yet. He believe that the strategies for the campaigns often change in order to maximize their votes in specific state or loaction. McCain’s top domestic policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said Friday that he hasn't seen this intense attack on both sides on Health Care Plans.

 

Over the course of researching on Barack Obama's health care plans online, I have come to realization that the news tend to repeat and doesn't have anything new to discuss regarding the health care issue in United States. I thought that democratic party would focus on the causes happened in the United States through applying their health care plans. Instead, they repeated themselves on the things that Obama would do for this country if he becomes the president of the United States.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (1)

Jigar Amin said

at 1:21 am on Oct 27, 2008

I have come to a conclusion that all of the news reporters are repeating themselves and have nothing new to say about Obama's health care plans. I have tried to use Google news, New York Tiimes, Star Ledger, daily record. You may find that most of my summaries tends to repeat themselves. As the elections are close, I expected the health care issue to be the priority all over the news. It seems like I might need some help!

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