title: Democratic prescriptions. Presidential hopefulls offer health insurance solutions, while a new report questions how many Americans really are uninsured.
abstract: Democrats see a weakness in President Bush's healthcare policies, and presidential hopefulls are coming forward with solutions to the uninsured crisis. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, left, wants to contain costs while also increasing coverage, at a cost of $80 billion per year. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Dennis Kucinich also outlined their plans last week.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States