Additional Resources
Candidate Guides
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Business Week, The Candidates on Health-Care Reform
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/09/0917_candidates/
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Council for Affordable Health Insurance, The 2008 Presidential Candidates
http://www.cahi.org/cahi_contents/resources/pdf/
2008CandidatesHealthCareReform.pdf
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Modern Healthcare, Candidates’ Forum
www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage#2 -
New York Times, The Presidential Candidates on Health Care
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/issues/healthcare/
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Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 Presidential Candidate Health Care Reform Proposals: Side-by-Side Summary
http://www.health08.org/sidebyside.cfm -
Kaiser Family Foundation, health08.org
Rss Feeds of Election-Related Headlines and Videos
http://www.health08.org/about_content.cfm -
Association of Health Care Journalists, Election 2008: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Health Care?
www.healthjournalism.org/secondarypage-details.php?id=97 -
American Academy of Family Physicians, 2008 Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Positions
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/policy/federal/
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American Medical Student Association, 2008 Election Platform
http://www.amsa.org/election/platform.cfm
Commentary and Opinions
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National Journal, Judging the 2008 Health Plans
http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/healthcare/intro.htm -
Townhall: Where Your Opinion Counts
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The Commonwealth Fund States in Action Bimonthly Newsletter
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Clinton and Romney:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/
publications_show.htm?doc_id=541022 federal -
Obama and Giuliani:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications
/publications_show.htm?doc_id=515820 commission -
Edwards:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/
publications_show.htm?doc_id=494362 federal
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Campaign for America’s Future Blog
http://home.ourfuture.org/healthcareforall/healthcare_blog_
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Policy Highlights
Establishing Federal Guidelines Protecting Against Genetic Discrimination
- March 2008
Achieving a High Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the USA Can Learn from Other Countries, at www.annals.org. December, 2007
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