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Obama Says Health Plan is '95% the Same' as Dem Rivals
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ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: At a town hall event in Londonderry, NH today Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama highlighted the similarities in healthcare plans offered by him and his leading party rivals, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John Edwards.
Speaking before a crowd of about 350 at 'Mack’s Apple’s' the Illinois senator said, "There’s not that much difference between my plan, John Edwards plan, Hillary Clinton’s plan. They are 95% the same."
[In fact, Obama's proposal differs from the plans offered by Clinton and Edwards in that Obama's does not include a requirement that all individuals purchase health insurance. Citing a study conducted by The New Republic, Edwards alleged at a June 3 New Hampshire debate that Obama's plan would leave "about 15 million people uncovered." When asked about his plan's lack of an individual mandate, Obama's camp has pointed to the experience of states with compulsory auto insurance, claiming that a mandate alone does not guarantee universal coverage and by promising to address any gaps that develop.]
Today, Obama said any of the three plans would be a vast improvement from where healthcare stands today.
Obama insisted the differences between the three plans is in the ability of each contender to push their plan through the process.
“The question you have to ask yourself is who is going to be in the best position to overcome the insurance industry, the drug companies, to get something to happen so that in four years you don’t have a bunch of candidates standing in front of you saying ‘we’ve got to do something about health care,” Obama said.
Healthcare dominated Obama's event this morning; he heads to his second town hall event of the day in Plymouth, NH this evening.
ABC News' Teddy Davis contributed to this report.
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