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At its very essence, a republican believes that the rights of an individual is paramount to the well being of a nation, so long as it doesn't trampled on the rights of another individual, whereas a democrat believes that the collective welfare of the society is the most crucial aspect of a country, and is prepared to forfeit the individual for the sake of the country.
Therein lies the crux of the controversy behind the Health Care Reform Bill which was signed by President Barack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. While the Democrats aims to expand the coverage of the plans to as many Americans as possible, the Republicans are aghast at the socialistic nature of the bill, where redistribution of costs is seen as ultimately punishing the privileged.
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Declared 2012 Democratic Presidential Candidate
Current President of the United States
Barack Obama
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Obama Position on Health Care
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• He claims that medical bills and health related issues are the number one cause for personal
bankruptcy.
• A priority for Obama would be to promote affordable, accessible, and high-quality health
care.
• Obama would mandate that all children have health care coverage.
• He would create a national public insurance program that would allow individuals and small
businesses to buy affordable health care similar to that available to federal employees.
• He supports universal health care, and believes that the government should buy prescription
drugs in bulk to reduce costs.
• His plan would require all employers to contribute toward health coverage for their employees
or toward the cost of the public plan.
• He wants hospitals to be graded on performance and switch to more cost-effective, computerized
record keeping system.
• Obama would create a national health insurance exchange to reform the private insurance
market.
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