Understanding Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s Health Care Reform Proposals
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In which John Green compares the healthcare plans of U.S. Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. For more information about health and health care policy, check out Health Care Triage: SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Rand’s analysis of the reform proposals of Clinton and Trump are nicely summarized here:
Full analysis of Hillary Clinton’s plan (who is the Democratic party’s nominee) can be found here:
And full analysis of Donald Trump’s plan (who is the Republican party’s nominee) can be found here:
Understanding the Healthcare System of the United States:
Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?
The Kaiser Family Foundation explains the high cost of health care in the United States compared to other rich nations:
And this series explores health care outcomes in the U.S. vs. other rich nations:
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has resulted in a significant drop in the uninsured population in the U.S. Fuller data and complete report here:
A single-payer health care system would not, in and of itself, magically bring costs in the U.S. down to 10% of GPD, as explained by Aaron Carroll here:
Trump’s plan to allow insurance companies to sell policies across state lines is extremely controversial among health policy experts:
The Wikipedia article on Health care in the United States is also excellent:
And lastly, this comparison tool from the Commonwealth Fund is pretty cool. It allows you to see side-by-side what Clinton and Trump have proposed to deal with various problems with the health care system:
FIND OUT HOW TO VOTE IN YOUR STATE:
Huge thanks to Rosianna ( for graphics and to Aaron Carroll ( for fact-checking. Any errors are my own.
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