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Health policy: What are the candidates talking about?

Our glossary helps you cut through the jargon of health insurance plans

Flag atop domeDuring debates and stump speeches, candidates often use buzz words to describe their position on healthcare. We explain 15 of the most commonly used terms involving types of health insurance now being debated nationally, such as the difference between a market-based, pay-or-play, Medicare-for-all and single payer systems.

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Our health care system is broken. Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney Wolfe tells us how to build a better system as he answers questions from CBS News.

READ his complete answers and comment on the CBS blog.
TAKE ACTION: ask Congress to get behind the National Health Insurance Act.

 

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