By Ryan,

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Both parties agree that America's healthcare system needs some improvement. But which one addresses your specific concerns? Credit: Stock.xchng

Introduction

With all of the presidential primary commotion in the news each evening, it makes sense for Jarjac to cover certain hot-button issues. Candidates focus on the issue of healthcare in the debates, and considering that about forty-seven million Americans are currently uninsured today, its no wonder this topic receives so much attention.1 The topic of healthcare could easily fill multiple volumes of text. Unfortunately, this complexity makes everyday discussion difficult. Most voters today make decisions about the candidates based off little more than a few media clips and some commentary (which ends up being more opinion than substance). A proper decision requires more information—and you deserve more. In order to engage in an informed democratic discussion on the topic, each of us should at least understand the essentials of the candidates’ policies. This understanding of how healthcare operates has implications based in the current tax code Indeed, healthcare can be complex, but it does not have to be. Read more

  1. See: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/05/uninsured-cps/index.htm