The quest for universal healthcare

February 21, 2008

The point of contention — and one virtually certain to be repeated when the two Democratic survivors face off at a debate in Texas Thursday night — is whether the government should mandate that individuals carry health insurance. Both Obama and Clinton propose roughly the same set of subsidies to make this insurance affordable for lower-income and middle-income Americans. Both candidates also require that all children should be covered. But only Clinton extends this mandate to all adults. (Salon News)