Throughout the historic 2008 presidential campaign, has paid much attention to the personality of candidates. Many know that John McCain survived a test terrible as a POW in Vietnam. Many know that Obama was raised by a single mother in Hawaii, who sometimes had to go on welfare to support their children. And many are aware of Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant and the death of Joe Biden's wife in a car accident 30 years ago.

However, if you ask many supporters of Obama or McCain, very few can say where the candidates on such issues as health care. Consequently, 45 million Americans live without health appropriate medical treatment.

Both presidential candidates plan to guarantee health care for all Americans.

"We now face to an opportunity-and obligation-to turn the page on the failed policies of yesterday's discussion of health care … My plan begins by covering every American " Obama said in 2007. "If you already have health insurance, all that will change for you in this plan is the amount of money they spend on premiums. That will be less. If you are one of the 45 million Americans who lack health insurance, you will after this plan becomes law. Nobody will be turned away because of a preexisting condition or disease. "

Obama believes not enough money is spent on prevention and public health, citing the obesity epidemic in this country. According its website, less than four cents of every dollar spent on preventive health. Your health plan to provide subsidies for working families who do not qualify for Medicaid and Medicare and allow participants to move to different jobs without changing their plans.

McCain wants to put patients in control of their health plan by encouraging competition among insurance companies with a greater variety, lower costs and Obama as the portability of insurance plans. Senator Arizona citizens will remain with your insurance company, but will give every family a direct refundable tax credit totaling $ 5,000 and $ 2,500 for individuals to offset the high cost of health care. He is also encouraging savings accounts for health, which would allow families to control what options they pay for.

Obama's plan would create a National Health Insurance Exchange that would act as a watchdog group by implementing rules and standards for insurance companies to ensure fairness and accessibility.

The Republican candidate will try to encourage more of the competition within our drug market through rapid development of generic drugs. The Democratic nominee plans to allow Americans to buy their medicines from other developed countries, where prices are lower outside the country. It will increase the use of generic drugs in Medicare and Medicaid, and stop the large pharmaceutical companies generic prohibition on the market.

Both candidates for the use of technological advances to help physicians in their daily operations. In addition, both favor reforming insurance to prevent frivolous lawsuits against doctors. And Obama favors mandatory the health care coverage for children, allowing young Americans coverage your parents' insurance until age 25.

If you are Democrat or Republican, young or old, rich or poor, issues such as health care are life or death for many Americans. And unlike other publications Regal Magazine will dedicate the next two months to cover the issues that are important to all Americans, not the issues that will have no effect in providing a better future for Americans.

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Todd A. Smith is the publisher of

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