“One difference [is] … how big a priority you made this and how early you came out with a comprehensive plan,” he said. “It's a huge priority to me, and I will not bend on universal [coverage].” Further, “Sen. Clinton appears to believe that you can take money from health insurance and drug company lobbyists and sit at the table with them and negotiate a compromise. I absolutely reject that. The way you get it done is to convince the American people about the rightness of what you want to do,” Sen. Edwards said.
By allowing prescription drugs to be 'safely imported' into the United States, the government would save on Medicare. SEN. EDWARDS
Editor's Note:
This look at the health care proposals of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) is the first in an occasional series highlighting the health policy views of those seeking to be our next president. Each article is based on a 1-hour health policy forum with an individual candidate held at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., and sponsored by Families USA and the Federation of American Hospitals. Forums announced so far feature Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.).