Lewin Group Report Examines Candidates’ Healthcare Plans

October 9 - Yesterday, the Lewin Group released a new report that analyzes the differing effects of the candidates' health care proposals on spending, coverage, and other relevant areas. Among the study's most important conclusions, it determined that McCain' plan would reduced the number of uninsured by 21.1 million people in 2010, while Obama's plan would reduce the number of uninsured by 26.6 million. In the 2010-2019 time period, the report calculated that McCain's plan would cost the federal government $2.05 trillion, while Obama's would cost 1.17 trillion. McCain's plan would decrease public coverage by 5.4 million people, and increase private coverage by 26.5 million. Obama's plan would increase the public coverage by 48.3 million, while decreasing private coverage by 21.6 million.