Democrats push health care plans in Iowa

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N14249382.htm

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Seven Democratic presidential contenders pushed for broader health care coverage at a forum in Iowa on Thursday, saying relief for most of the 41 million uninsured Americans should be a national priority.

At a health care forum hosted by Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, the candidates differed on details but agreed that President George W. Bush had wrongly emphasized large tax cuts over broader health care coverage.

"You have a choice, do you want the president's tax cuts or do you want health insurance?" said former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, a doctor who has made a universal health care plan patterned after Vermont's coverage a priority in his campaign.

Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt, who has proposed one of the largest and costliest Democratic plans at more than $200 billion a year, said it would help stimulate the economy by easing the health insurance burden for employers.

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1. Heard part of this

The last part of Mosley-Braun's, all of Kucinich, and part of Dean's. Dean impressed me the most. He has made a health plan work in VT. The changs he proposes (same insurance forms, using the same codes, and, above all, emphasizing WELLNESS)make sense. He asks Americans to be responsible, and to choose-tax cuts or health care and education?

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2. Liked the Dr. Dean idea of one universal form for health insurance

through Medicare.