Presidential Policy -- Healthcare

One of the key components of NACo's 2008 Presidential Election Project has been meeting with the presidential campaigns to educate the candidates (and staff) on county issues and the roles that counties play in providing necessary services.

To that end, nacoblog is starting a new element to the page. We'll pick an issue and use this space to provide a one-stop shop to check out all of the candidates' positions. As a disclaimer, NACo is not endorsing a candidate or their policies (at least not yet!), but is providing a campaign summary of where they stand on the issues so our members can make an informed decision.

That said, the first issue to hit the site is health care. The rising costs, accessibility and quality of care make this a pressing county concern. If you want to search the site, all of the candidate's policies are labeled by issue, i.e., you can search "healthcare" and all of the listings will come up. Or take a look at this primer from the Boston Globe.

If a candidate is not listed, it means they have not released a position paper on the issue or have not posted it on their website. The material posted was taken directly from campaign websites.

As always, please send me your comments on what you would like to see on the blog.

Joe Biden: Four Practical Steps Toward Health Care For All
Sam Brownback: Healthcare
Hillary Clinton: Agenda to Lower Health Care Costs
Chris Dodd: Affordable Health for All Americans
John Edwards: Making Health Care Affordable, Accountable and Universal
Mike Huckabee: Health Care Plan
Dennis Kucinich: A Healthy Nation
Barack Obama: Plan for a Healthy America
Ron Paul: Health Freedom
Bill Richardson: Health Plan Summary
Tom Tancredo: Health Care