Throughout this election season, the Kaiser Family Foundation will provide analysis of health care issues addressed by the presidential candidates.
2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary
This online tool allows users to customize side-by-sides and provides summaries of candidates' positions in four overall categories: access to health care coverage, cost containment, improving the quality of care and financing.
Pulling It Together: Moving Away From Employer Based Coverage: Don't Forget Public Opinion
In the latest essay from the series, "Pulling It Together, From Drew Altman," the Foundation's President and CEO explores one factor important for the success of any proposal moving away from employment-based health insurance that has not received much attention to date—the public's willingness to accept such a big change. These public attitudes are examined in the context of very different proposals to move away from employment-based coverage.
New: Kaiser Fast Facts
This new component of the Kaiser Family Foundation Web site features QuickTakes and Kaiser Slides – two new tools providing direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs, in an easy-to-use format.
Issue Spotlight: Global Health and HIV/AIDS
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How the next U.S. president addresses global health challenges as well as the HIV/AIDS epidemic will have important implications for the U.S. and the world. This Issue Spotlight presents brief summaries of each candidate's position on global health and HIV/AIDS, along with a selection of quotes and relevant resources.
