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Barack Obama
Elected Next President of The United States |
Plan StatusPart of his campaign platform.
Number of People CoveredThe plan does not mandate universal coverage except for children. Very small businesses and start-ups would be exempt from providing employer-based health insurance.Estimated Cost$1.2T to $1.6T
Payment Scheme Includes indivudally-purchased, employer-based, and government-funded insurance.
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Plan in Brief
- Aims to make health insurance affordable so that everyone can buy it, but is not required to buy it. Mandates that all children have healthcare coverage.
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Includes both a more competitive and regulated private system and an expanded public payer system.
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Establishes a new public health insurance plan available to uninsured Americans as well as to small businesses that want to offer insurance to their employees.
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Requires employers except for very small businesses and start-ups to contribute toward health coverage for their employees or toward the cost of the public plan.
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Expands eligibility for Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Obama's Plan 
