Lewin Group Report Examines Candidates’ Healthcare Plans

October 9 - Yesterday, the Lewin Group released a new report that
analyzes the differing effects of the candidates' health care proposals on
spending, coverage, and other relevant areas.
Among the study's most important conclusions, it determined that McCain'
plan would reduced the number of uninsured by 21.1 million people in 2010, while
Obama's plan would reduce the number of uninsured by 26.6 million. In the 2010-2019 time period, the report calculated
that McCain's plan would cost the federal government $2.05 trillion, while
Obama's would cost 1.17 trillion. McCain's
plan would decrease public coverage by 5.4 million people, and increase private
coverage by 26.5 million. Obama's plan
would increase the public coverage by 48.3 million, while decreasing private
coverage by 21.6 million.