Academy Compares Presidential Candidates' Health Care Platforms

The AAFP recently updated its 2008 presidential campaign Web page to include a revamped comparison of the health care platforms for the Democratic and Republican candidates. The comparison draws from the candidates' Web sites and other sources and presents a synopsis of each candidate's health care platform, as well as the candidate's health care-related legislative history; key points of his platform; and where he stands on health insurance reform, covering the uninsured, health care costs, and health information technology.

The comparison also contains information culled from an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that indicates how each candidate's plan compares in terms of primary care issues. Direct links to third-party analyses that were used in the AAFP comparison also are provided.