John Edwards for President-Health Care

Health Care

Universal Health Care Through Shared Responsibility

Read an overview of the Edwards plan.

Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Specific proposals to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS at home and around the world.

Lowering Costs

Edwards Details Cost-Savings Measures In Universal Health Care Plan

Cancer

A National Strategy for Cancer Survivorship

Autism

Promise and Potential: A Plan for Autism

Stand Up For Universal Health Care

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True Universal Health Care - A message to Iowans

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"Stem cell research is not just another political issue. It's a moral issue, and where you stand is a test of moral leadership."

"More than any of the presidential candidates, John Edwards has come up with a specific and plausible plan that provides for health care coverage for all Americans."

Nicholas Kristof
The New York Times

John Edwards has a bold plan to transform America's health care system and provide universal health care for every man, woman and child in America.

Under the Edwards Plan:

Families without insurance will get coverage at an affordable price.
Families with insurance will pay less and get more security and choices.
Businesses and other employers will find it cheaper and easier to insure their workers.

The Edwards Plan achieves universal coverage by:

Requiring businesses and other employers to either cover their employees or help finance their health insurance.
Making insurance affordable by creating new tax credits, expanding Medicaid and SCHIP, reforming insurance laws, and taking innovative steps to contain health care costs.
Creating regional "Health Care Markets" to let every American share the bargaining power to purchase an affordable, high-quality health plan, increase choices among insurance plans, and cut costs for businesses offering insurance.
Once these steps have been taken, requiring all American residents to get insurance.

Securing universal healthcare for every American will require the active involvement of millions of Americans.

"So this is a smart, serious proposal. It addresses both the problem of the uninsured and the waste and inefficiency of our fragmented insurance system. And every candidate should be pressed to come up with something comparable."

Paul Krugman
The New York Times

"[W]hile health care for all is now a popular slogan, Edwards is the only candidate offering a plan that would actually get to universal coverage."

-- Karen Tumulty
Time Magazine

"John Edwards came out with the most comprehensive plan for healthcare."

-- Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union

"John Edwards has made a serious and thoughtful proposal to address the growing health care crisis. His innovative plan offers practical steps to lower the high cost of health care, improve the quality of care and provide coverage for all Americans."

-- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (MA)

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Click here for more details of the Edwards Plan for Universal Health Care (PDF)