Presidential Candidates Present Their Healthcare Reform Plans in NEJM
With the nation’s attention riveted on Wall Street, government bailouts, and housing foreclosures, another issue of prime concern to Americans in this election year has been shoved out of the spotlight: Sen. Barack Obama’s and Sen. John McCain’s positions on healthcare reform.
The New England Journal of Medicine invited both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president of the United States to outline their plans for healthcare reform, with commentary on each provided by observers from the opposite end of the political spectrum. Outlines of the candidates’ plans and the critiques were published online September 24 and will appear in the October 9 (plan outlines) and October 16 (critiques) print issues of the journal.