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Kaiser Analysis

Throughout this election season, the Kaiser Family Foundation will provide analysis of health care issues addressed by the presidential candidates.

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Interactive Side-by-Side Comparison Tool of Presidential Candidates on Key Health Care Issues
An interactive tool allows users to compare presidential candidates Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Barack Obama's proposals and positions on a range of health care issues not necessarily addressed in the candidates' health care reform proposals.

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.

Updated: 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.


Polling Resources
The Kaiser Family Foundation will conduct tracking polls related to the election, including the public's views of health reform and the presidential candidates' positions on health care.
  • NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Surveys On Health Care and the Economy in Ohio and Florida
    Two surveys by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examine the pocketbook problems facing people in Ohio and Florida -- two presidential swing states -- including their struggles with gas prices, getting and keeping a well-paying job and affording health care. The surveys also take an in-depth look at the impact of medical bills on family finances and health care and provide insights into the way health care costs affect people's daily life decisions.
  • Public Opinion Spotlight Examines the Role of Health Care as an Election Issue
    This Kaiser public opinion spotlight looks at current and historical polling data to examine the role health care has played in elections, as well as the potential role that health care might play in the 2008 presidential race.

For more health policy resources, visit kff.org

 

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Poll Finds Growing Number of Americans Report Problems Paying Medical Bills and Delaying and Skipping Care Due to Costs
Kaiser's final election 2008 tracking poll finds more people are reporting problems with health care bills, and paying for health care retains a solid hold on the public's list of their top economic concerns. Nearly half of the public reports someone in their family skipping pills, postponing or cutting back on medical care they said they needed in the past year due to the cost of care.

Interactive Side-by-Side Comparison Tool of Presidential Candidates on Key Health Care Issues
An interactive tool allows users to compare presidential candidates Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Barack Obama's proposals and positions on a range of health care issues not necessarily addressed in the candidates' health care reform proposals. This side-by-side builds upon the site's existing comparison of the candidates' health reform proposals.

2008 Election Briefs
Kaiser's series of election briefs frame the challenges the heath care system faces, provide basic facts, and offer questions to assess the presidential candidates' plans on key health policy issues. View issue briefs on the uninsured, health care costs, Medicare, women's health and racial and ethnic disparities.

Ask the Experts with Obama and McCain Advisors on Health Reform Plans
Kaisernetwork.org's Ask the Experts live webcasts featured advisors to presidential candidates discussing the candidates' health reform proposals, which differ significantly in their aim and approach. During these webcasts, details of each candidate's proposals and the rationale behind them were discussed and questions from viewers were answered by the candidates' advisors. Watch the discussion with Jay Khosla, health policy adviser to the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain. Watch the discussion with David Cutler, health policy adviser to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama.


Presidential Candidate Forums

Families USA and the Federation of American Hospitals organized Presidential Candidate Forums, a series of hour-long forums designed to elicit detailed discussion with Democratic and Republican presidential candidates about health reform. View archived webcasts of the Forums.


 
Videos/Podcasts
Sens. McCain and Obama On The Issues: Health Care Reform

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More Videos/Podcasts

These gateway pages link to some of health08.org's video library by common topics and events.

Health Reform Soundbites: Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain
Video clips of sound bites featuring the presidential nominees offering their thoughts on a number of health reform topics.

Viewpoints: The Heath Care Debate
Health08.org's interview series.

Ask the Experts Webcasts on Health Reform
Selection of health reform-related webcasts from kaisernetwork.org's "Ask the Experts" series.

Policy Adviser and Issue Panel Webcasts
View dozens of webcasts with candidate health policy advisors and panels on specific health reform issues.

2008 Primary Election Presidential Candidate Debates
View coverage of health care issues addressed by the presidential candidates during the primary election debates.

Video and Podcasts For more news and video coverage of health policy, visit kaisernetwork.org
Additional Resources
health08.org will provide links to other organizations following health care during the election season.

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