It's telling that McCain has had cancer, but his health plan would exclude people like himself for having pre-existing conditions (like, erm,
cancer...)
Quote:
Election 2008 | Boston Globe Examines McCain's Health Plan [Apr 03, 2008]
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has said the U.S. must expand health insurance to "people who need it," but critics maintain that lack of regulations on insurers could leave many without affordable coverage, the Boston Globe reports...
The proposal would not mandate that health insurers accept applicants with pre-existing medical conditions, a requirement that McCain has said would "be mandating what the free enterprise system does." According to critics, without such a requirement, millions of residents would not have access to affordable health insurance. Jonathan Gruber, a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that the proposal is "fine except for the poor and the sick."
McCain health plan pre-existing - Google News |
Surprise, surprise...