Everybody else is doing it, so why not John McCain? All the details aren’t out as of this writing, but here are a few main points.
- Allowing people to buy health insurance nationwide instead of limiting them to in-state companies, and permitting people to buy insurance through any organization or association they choose as well as through their employers or directly from an insurance company.
- Providing tax credits of $2,500 to individuals and $5,000 to families as an incentive to help them buy insurance. All people would get the tax credit even if they get insurance through work or buy it on their own.
- Supporting different methods of delivering care, including walk-in clinics in retail outlets across the country, and developing routes for cheaper generic versions of drugs to enter the U.S. market, including allowing for safe importation of drugs. [source]
It looks like he wants to ease some regulations and give tax credits, which are a form of tax reduction and seem fine to me.
I like the idea of being able to enroll in health insurance through say, your local Elks club, rather than your employer – or even in addition to your employer. Having your health care tied to your job isn’t the best way to do it. Having your health care tied to your government is the absolute worst way to do it.
When McCain rolls out all the details of his plan it will be worth looking at a little more closely. Even if he doesn’t become President, he’s a powerful Senator and maybe he could get some changes made for us.
If it ends up adding more bureaucracy then we’ll roll our eyes and move on to the next story.
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