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The New York Times “on Monday, examines how democratic presidential candidates Sens Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York) and Barack Obama (Ill.) during their campaigns have said that the appropriations for the war in Iraq are” the need to travel d “national emergency” As an extension of health insurance to the USA to more people.

In the case, the low estimates of the costs of war - $ 120 billion per year - money for the project cost, either Clinton or Obama administration health care proposal or “non - disease benefit from the drug, reports the Times.

According to an economic advisor to Bill Clinton, spoke on the condition of anonymity, she proposed to cover the costs of their national health care and other proposals, without recourse to means that the Department of Defense should redirect their troops in Iraq and pay their costs of health care. “It is paid,” says the consultant. Austan Goolsbee, University of Chicago professor and an economic adviser to Obama, said that savings from a low of calm, the war would materialize slowly. Goolsbee said sources such as the elimination of Bush tax cuts and reductions in spending by the Confederation is more than pay for any Senator Obama has proposed. ”

James Horney, director of federal fiscal policy, the Centre for political and budgetary priorities, said: “Before the war started, and without new ideas of candidates, we are in a situation where we have to reduce spending and reduce the rate of growth of Medicare and Medicaid and to a lesser extent, Social Security. This is the cost of war to expect, in this context. Horney, added: “Even if you think the cost of the war phase down … we are still not one lane in the current fiscal policy “(Broder, New York Times, 4 / 14).

Clinton, Obama have the same political positions
The AP / Boston Globe on Friday examines how Bill Clinton and Obama are “closely” in the political positions on health care and other topics. In a debate this year, said Obama, “95% of our health system is similar.” Bill Clinton said: “The differences between Barack and I pale in comparison with the differences we have with Republicans.

The Clinton and Obama health care must be proposals on expanding health insurance to the USA on more people and make coverage more affordable. The most significant difference in the proposals, it is the question of whether this matter so that all inhabitants of health insurance. The Clinton proposal contains such a mandate, while Obama plan, coverage only for children (Pickler AP / Boston Globe, 4 / 11).

Steve Forbes discussed Health Care Issues
Former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes on Wednesday at Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs said that the extent of health savings accounts, would help reduce health care costs, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Forbes said: “The problem is how we’re crazy financing of health systems - it is just by one third,” Add “There is a separation between the supplier and the consumer, the patient” .

In addition, Forbes said that the cost of elektiven medical procedures, such as optical correction and cosmetic operations, has halved over the past 10 years, because of market forces. Forbes said: “Rarely we have a choice of where there are such glaring differences between the two parties view on subjects such as national security, taxation, social security, health, energy, you name it “. Forbes Republican presidential candidates Sen.