Reply #95: If his not for profit plan were all that efficient [View All]

[cyclezealot]

there would be no need for Schips and Medicaid and whatever else . Did not Krugman say , he still prefers the Conyers bill. !
There is no doubt I read the story Edwards said 160 billion from Bush's tax cuts will be converted to enhance Medicaid. That is not efficiency. That is stated on the Edwards plan in his website and its simple to Google news reports of new taxes needed to impliment Edwards plan. A simple google will result in pages of options.
You may be right about long term efficiencies , but it likely will take a decade in the change over before Insurance companies are tamed.
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Edwards's healthcare plan entails tax increase
By Associated Press | February 5, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said yesterday that his plan for universal health care would require higher taxes and cost up to $120 billion year.

"Yes, we'll have to raise taxes. The only way you can pay for a health care plan that costs anywhere from $90 to $120 billion is there has to be a revenue source," the former North Carolina senator said.


http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/05/edwardss_healthcare_plan_entails_tax_increase/