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Mike Huckabee

  • • Does not support universal healthcare
  • • Supports policies that will encourage the private sector to seek innovative ways to bring down costs
  • • Wants Americans to have more control of their healthcare options and supports consumer-based healthcare
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John McCain

  • Would end tax breaks for employer-provided health insurance
  • Says healthcare is the individuals' responsibility, and would provide a refundable tax credit of $2,500 per person, or $5,000 for families, to help people buy health policies
  • Would promote competition by allowing people to buy insurance across state lines
  • Would make it tougher to sue doctors in some cases
  • Says highest priority is veterans' healthcare
  • Says government should control health costs to keep manufacturers competitive
  • No universal or insurance coverage
  • Wants to expand insurance to 11 million uncovered children
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    Ron Paul