My EPI colleagues have analyzed the Tax Policy Center's analysis of the Obama and McCain's health are plans. Main points below...

Obama health plan outperforms McCain plan in coverage and efficiency

• Efficiency. Over the 10-year period analyzed by the TPC, Senator Obama's plan provides far greater "bang-for-the-buck," spending far less per capita for its coverage of the uninsured population (see Figure A below).
• Cost. The costs of the plans over the 10-year period are in the same ballpark: the Obama plan costs roughly $1.6 trillion, while the McCain plan costs $1.3 trillion (the Obama plan spends roughly 20% more than McCain's) (see Figure B).
• Coverage. The Obama plan makes a much bigger dent in covering the uninsured population. On average over the 10-year period, the Obama plan covers over 47% of the forecasted uninsured population, while the McCain plan covers less than 5% (see Figure C).

Obama and McCain on Health Care | Posted July 31, 2008 12:16 PM by John Irons