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Two prescriptions for America's ills: McCain and Obama offer conflicting health plans. Here's how you'd fare.(FEATURE)(John McCain and Barack Obama)

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| November 01, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

POLITICS ASIDE, AMERICANS overwhelmingly agree that our health-care system needs emergency care. It costs too much, is riddled with waste, and completely leaves out about 46 million people.

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Changing the system has been a top issue in the 2008 presidential race, and both major-party candidates promise dramatic reforms for people not on Medicare.

But their approaches are radically different. Sen. John McCain, Republican of Arizona, would create a deregulated national insurance market, expand individual coverage, and rely on competition to drive costs down. People with serious health problems could join government-subsidized ...

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