CAL THOMAS: BUSH PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH CARE IS BETTER
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When real issues manage to rise above the smoke and mirrors of political warfare in this exhausting presidential campaign, the cost of health care and medical insurance is just behind terrorism and keeping the country safe among top voter concerns.
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Many people agree that America&#39;s health-care system needs fixing. Few agree on how to fix it. During last week&#39;s debate and in a flurry of political ads that will become more intense as the Nov.
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NOT ONLY did President Bush and Sen. John Kerry drop the ball on the issue of health care in Wednesday night&#39;s presidential debate, but even moderator Bob Schieffer got it wrong when he said of health care, &quot;We&#39;re paying more.
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While Democrats try to restrict how President Bush can spend the $100 billion he wants for Iraq, they also hope to load his measure up with $10 billion in add-ons &#151; from aid for avocado growers to help for children lacking health insurance.
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The Bush administration has again found itself on the wrong side of a hot-button political issue. This time it&#39;s prescription drug importation, which a majority of Americans and members of Congress support.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are promoting very different plans for improving the nation&#39;s troubled health care system, either of which could dramatically change how millions
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Both presidential candidates agree the American health care system is troubled: Coverage is too costly, too many are uninsured. But President Bush and Democratic
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President Bush conducted a chat session in Chattanooga, Tenn., with people who are uninsured about his plan to expand health coverage.
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President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerryâs plans for health care and medical liability reform on Thursday, saying the result would be even higher costs and more federal involvement.
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President Bush promoted medical savings accounts while Senator John Kerry focused on a plan to expand health coverage to children.
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Bush's overall health-care plan is lame. But he's right to fix the tax inequity
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A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday signaled a willingness to work with President George W. Bush on an effort to improve the U.S. health care system, saying it was crucial to rein in costs and expand coverage to the uninsured.
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In Downingtown, Pa., yesterday, Mr. Bush said the Kerry plan &quot;involves bigger and more intrusive government.&quot; He said it would &quot;expand the government&#39;s health care rolls by nearly 22
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Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expand a health care program for children in low-income families and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it.
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â¢ President Bush : Signed a law giving the elderly prescription drug coverage under Medicare for the first time. Insurance companies and private health plans now have an expanded role in the program.
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Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.
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Here is a recent New York Times headline of an article describing a George Bush stump speech in Michigan: Bush describes Kerry&#39;s health care plan as a &#39;government takeover.