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President Bush's Healthcare Reform Proposal

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What is Bush's plan for reforming healthcare?

You may have heard President Bush propose a plan to reform our healthcare system during his State of the Union address. The goal of this plan is to increase the number of Americans with private healthcare coverage.

The plan has two components:

  • To create a standard tax deduction for the purchase of health insurance, and
  • To implement the "Affordable Choices Initiative", which will direct federal funding to state initiatives designed to help poor and sick individuals obtain insurance in the private market.

So how exactly will the tax deduction work? Find out on the next page!

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