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Health care executive and Republican strategist Michael Johns today said that Democratic Presidential nominee Barrack Obama's plan to vastly expand the role of the federal government in American health care is likely to reduce, not increase, competitive pressures among health care payers, resulting in a reduction of quality health care access and potentially even the ultimate rationing of health care services, as has happened in other countries with similar nationalized health care systems.
On the other hand, the health care plan of presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain, Johns said, will greatly expand consumer engagement and competitive market forces in health care, leading to enhancements in the quality of care, access to care, and a reduction of overall health care costs.
Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, will discuss his support for McCain's health care plan prior to Obama's acceptance speech this evening, from 7:30pm EDT/4:30pm PDT to 9pm EDT/6pm PDT on The Warren Michaels show. The broadcast can be heard globally, both live and through archived replay, at: The Warren Michaels show, August 28, 2008 broadcast.
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American health care executive and conservative writer Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, said today that expanded consumer choice, market competition and quality care incentives each represent keys to solving the most serious challenges currently confronting the American health care system. Among these challenges, Johns said, are governmental regulatory barriers that currently prohibit Americans from obtaining health insurance policies outside of their respective states, and insufficient competition among health care providers and payers that inhibits consistently affordable and exceptionally high quality health care for all Americans, including the 47 million who are currently uninsured.
Johns said that presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain's health care proposals, released April 29, 2008, represent a comprehensive and thoughtful health care plan worthy of broad political support.
Johns will discuss the current state of American health care and remedies to it, along with latest developments in Russia's ongoing aggression in Georgia, during his weekly appearance on The Warren Michaels show this evening, August 20, 2008, from 7:30pm EDT/4:30pm PDT to 9pm EDT/6pm PDT. The show, which is broadcast live and by replay in most nations of the world, can be heard at: The Warren Michaels show, August 20, 2008 broadcast.
Here is a local news report on Sen. John McCain's stop in Des Moines, Iowa for a Town Hall Meeting on May 1, 2008. The stop was part of McCain's week-long "Call To Action Tour" focusing on Health Care Issues.
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Here is a local news report on Sen. John McCain's speech in Tampa, Florida today, April 29, 2008, which set forth his plan to give American families a $5000 tax credit to help them purchase health insurance of their choosing. The proposal is intended to spur competition among insurers resulting in a long-term reduction in health care costs. The speech was the focal point of Day 2 of McCain's "Call To Action Tour."
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Here is a brand new 60-second ad put out by the John McCain Campaign on the subject of "Health Care." This ad coincides with his week-long "Call To Action Tour," and his major speech on Health Care to be delivered today, April 29, 2008.
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In a major speech on Health Care today, Sen. John McCain is expected to propose a $5,000 tax credit for American families to enable them to purchase their own health care coverage. McCain is slated to make the speech later this morning (10 AM EDT), April 29, 2008, in Tampa, Florida. This speech is to be made on Day 2 of McCain's week-long "Call To Action Tour":
Republican presidential candidate John McCain wants health insurance companies to compete for your business on the open market.
He would offer families a $5,000 tax credit to help buy insurance policies.
"Millions of Americans would be making their own health care choices again," McCain said in remarks prepared for delivery Tuesday at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa.
"Insurance companies could no longer take your business for granted, offering narrow plans with escalating costs," he said. "It would help change the whole dynamic of the current system, putting individuals and families back in charge, and forcing companies to respond with better service at lower cost." read more »
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Here is a local news interview John McCain did in Miami, Florida on April 28, 2008. In the interview he talks about health care, the economy, gas prices, global warming, and his readiness to serve as President, among other issues.
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Here is a local news report on Sen. John McCain kicking off his week-long "Call To Action Tour," today April 28, 2008, in Miami, Florida, with a forum on "Health Care."
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Republican strategist and conservative writer Michael Johns, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, said today that the 2008 Presidential election is beginning to line up as one of the most clear-cut ideological electoral choices of modern times, and that the proven and enduring success of conservative policies can again prevail this November, ushering in a new era of policy-driven momentum for 21st century conservatism.
Michael will discuss the 2008 Presidential primary and general elections, the current state of the global war against Islamic terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere, the challenges confronting American health care and solutions to them, and why expanded American economic growth through market-driven policies, not massive federal income redistribution schemes, is the key to strengthening America at home and abroad. He says that the outcome of the 2008 Presidential election will prove a defining moment for the nation.
A New Jersey-based health care executive, Michael has over 20 years of global public policy and national political experience, having served as a White House speechwriter to former President George H. W. Bush, a senior aide to a United States Senator and Governor, and a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation. Michael has appeared on PBS, CNBC, C-SPAN, Fox News, and other networks and has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review, Policy Review, and other publications. He currently authors one of the most widely-read conservative public policy blogs on the World Wide Web, available at:
http://michaeljohnsonfreedomandprosperity.blogspot.com/
A supporter of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, Michael's analysis can be heard globally from the New York City studios of Sirius Satellite this Tuesday February 26, from 5pm to 6pm EST (10pm to 11pm GMT), on Sirius's INDIE Talk Channel 110.
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Here is video of Bill Bennett talking with NBC's Matt Lauer about Sen. John McCain and his campaign. Lauer begins by asking Bennett to comment on recent criticism of McCain's approach to Health Care by - that noted Health Care expert - Elizabeth Edwards! Notice how when Bennett gives a very detailed and effective answer, Lauer is very curtly ready to "move on." Lauer does his best to represent all the tired arguments against John McCain, but Bennett is more than equal to the task in defending McCain!
