The Truth About Mandatory Health Insurance By BETSY MCCAUGHEY
This week, Hillary Clinton's supporters attacked Barack Obama for not proposing a federal mandate that every American buy health insurance. Mr. Obama's health plan, they said, is a "Band-Aid" for the nation's gaping wound: 47 million people without health insurance. Mrs. Clinton would require all Americans to get coverage. Presidential candidates John Edwards and Christopher Dodd say they would, too. Not Mr. Obama.
Imposing a federal mandate is a hot issue on the campaign trail. It's also a burning issue in Congress, where Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Sen. Bob Bennett are pushing the Healthy Americans Act, which would require everyone not in Medicaid or another government program to buy health insurance.
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