Voters see Obama as the better health care choice (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has an edge over Republican John McCain on health care, according to a new nationwide poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
Elizabeth Edwards: Health care reform ‘a great refuge’ (USA Today)
Elizabeth Edwards said Saturday that her passion for reforming the nation’s health care system has been "a great refuge" for her during the recent turmoil over her husband’s extramarital affair.
Could health care make a comeback in race? (Politico via Yahoo! News)
At the start of this presidential campaign, there were many who believed and hoped health care reform had recovered from its 1993 thrashing and would rise anew to become a deciding issue in 2008.
5 Democratic governors urge Obama health plan (Philly.com)
Five Democratic governors made a plea yesterday in Philadelphia for Barack Obama’s health plan, saying John McCain’s proposal would weaken the employer-based system that covers 158 million Americans.
Obama criticizes McCain over health care (USA Today)
Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain’s health care proposals Saturday, saying they could force millions of Americans to struggle to buy medical insurance.
Health care advisers show plan diversity (Politico via Yahoo! News)
To glean insight into the health care plans of Barack Obama and John McCain, it s useful to look at how much and what type of intellectual investment they ve made in the issue.
Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care (AP via Yahoo! News)
A federal judge has scolded California officials for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-appointed receiver says is needed to upgrade the state’s prison health care system.
Obama camp: McCain would gut health coverage for old and poor (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Barack Obama’s White House campaign Monday accused John McCain of plotting to impose savage cuts on government-run health care programs that insure the elderly and the poor.
Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Business Cool Toward McCain?s Health Coverage Plan (New York Times)
Business leaders fear that John McCain?s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance.