Barack Obama gives an overview of his health plan. While he has been noticeably less forthcoming about his plan than Hillary Clinton, Obama lays out three key points: 1) all Americans who want health insurance will be able to buy at least a government-subsidized public plan that will offer the same benefits as congressional health coverage. 2) it will establish a new "watchdog" agency called the National Health Insurance Exchange which will mandate coverage, provides checks against insurance companies, and payout"sliding-scale" subsidies to make coverage more affordable. 3) be inclusive of amenable to all parties in the health care debate, ranging from insurance companies to patient advocates. *************** Obama pledges his support for the The Mental Health Parity Act--Fargo, ND, 7/3/08 Obama says universal health care will strengthen the economy--Chicago, IL, 6/12/08 Obama will enable children to stay on their parents plan until they are 25--Albuquerque, NM, 6/23/08 Obama says he wants to offer "universal" health care--Billings MT, 5/19/08 Obama plan overview from campaign website Obama discusses health care on NHPR's The Exchange Obama concisely describes his health plan in a stump speech in Iowa City Obama distinguishing his plan from Clinton's in CNN Austin debate Obama says mental and physical illnesses should be treated equally by doctors-Atlanta, GA, 7/8/08

Barack Obama gives an overview of his health plan. While he has been noticeably less forthcoming about his plan than Hillary Clinton, Obama lays out three key points: 1) all Americans who want health insurance will be able to buy at least a government-subsidized public plan that will offer the same benefits as congressional health coverage. 2) it will establish a new "watchdog" agency called the National Health Insurance Exchange which will mandate coverage, provides checks against insurance companies, and payout"sliding-scale" subsidies to make coverage more affordable. 3) be inclusive of amenable to all parties in the health care debate, ranging from insurance companies to patient advocates. *************** Obama pledges his support for the The Mental Health Parity Act--Fargo, ND, 7/3/08 Obama says universal health care will strengthen the economy--Chicago, IL, 6/12/08 Obama will enable children to stay on their parents plan until they are 25--Albuquerque, NM, 6/23/08 Obama says he wants to offer "universal" health care--Billings MT, 5/19/08 Obama plan overview from campaign website Obama discusses health care on NHPR's The Exchange Obama concisely describes his health plan in a stump speech in Iowa City Obama distinguishing his plan from Clinton's in CNN Austin debate Obama says mental and physical illnesses should be treated equally by doctors-Atlanta, GA, 7/8/08

Barack Obama gives an overview of his health plan. While he has been noticeably less forthcoming about his plan than Hillary Clinton, Obama lays out three key points: 1) all Americans who want health insurance will be able to buy at least a government-subsidized public plan that will offer the same benefits as congressional health coverage. 2) it will establish a new "watchdog" agency called the National Health Insurance Exchange which will mandate coverage, provides checks against insurance companies, and payout"sliding-scale" subsidies to make coverage more affordable. 3) be inclusive of amenable to all parties in the health care debate, ranging from insurance companies to patient advocates. *************** Obama pledges his support for the The Mental Health Parity Act--Fargo, ND, 7/3/08 Obama says universal health care will strengthen the economy--Chicago, IL, 6/12/08 Obama will enable children to stay on their parents plan until they are 25--Albuquerque, NM, 6/23/08 Obama says he wants to offer "universal" health care--Billings MT, 5/19/08 Obama plan overview from campaign website Obama discusses health care on NHPR's The Exchange Obama concisely describes his health plan in a stump speech in Iowa City Obama distinguishing his plan from Clinton's in CNN Austin debate Obama says mental and physical illnesses should be treated equally by doctors-Atlanta, GA, 7/8/08