Hillary’s Health Plan – the Devil is in the (Non-Existent) DetailsPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Sep. 18‚ 2007Hillary Clinton presented her “universal health care” plan yesterday – and early reports have been positive. Many have pointed how it’s similar to plans that John Edwards and Barack Obama have promoted – such as banning insurance companies from denying pre-existing conditions. But the devil is in the details, and Hillary’s plan fails to address some serious questions. Requiring everyone to buy health insurance does not guarantee affordability, and even her pledge to keep costs under control won’t specify what that means. Employer mandates are great, but how do we know it won’t just be a subsidy to private insurance companies? While all the major candidates have promoted some mix of public-private insurance (although Edwards has opened the door to single payer), Hillary’s lack of substance should give progressives pause. Because without details, how can we trust the U.S. Senate’s #1 recipient of health insurance money to go after the real culprit – greedy insurance companies? |