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Like Clinton (and unlike Obama), Edwards' health-care plan would require every American to have health insurance.

But unlike Clinton, Edwards is now detailing how he would enforce his mandate.

Under the Edwards plan, when Americans file their income taxes, they would be required to submit a letter from an insurance provider confirming coverage for themselves and their dependents.

If someone did not submit proof of coverage, the Internal Revenue Service would notify a newly established regional or state-based health-care agency (which Edwards has dubbed a Health Care Market).
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The newly covered individual would not only have access to health benefits but would also be responsible for making monthly payments with the help of a tax credit.

The exact size of the financial obligation would vary according to a person's income (lower-income Americans would receive larger tax credits).

If a person did not meet his or her monthly financial obligation for a set period of time (perhaps a year, perhaps longer) the Edwards plan would empower the federal government to garnish an individual's wages for purposes of collecting "back premiums with interest and collection costs."

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Those regional agencies would then evaluate whether the uninsured individual was eligible for Medicare (which covers those over 65), Medicaid (which covers the indigent), or S-CHIP (the State Children's Health Insurance Program which targets the working poor).

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TIPTON, Iowa (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said on Sunday that his universal health care proposal would require that Americans go to the doctor for preventive care.

"It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that everybody get preventive care," he told a crowd sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Cedar County Courthouse. "If you are going to be in the system, you can't choose not to go to the doctor for 20 years. You have to go in and be checked and make sure that you are OK."

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afoaf said:

geriatrics like zappa getting the attention they all need so we can sleep
more soundly at night.

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zappaisgod said:

afoaf said:

geriatrics like zappa getting the attention they all need so we can sleep
more soundly at night.

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Blow me.

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Will you be needing some Viagra with that old man?

gettinjiggywithit said:

zappaisgod said:

afoaf said:

geriatrics like zappa getting the attention they all need so we can sleep
more soundly at night.

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Blow me.

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Will you be needing some Viagra with that old man?

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FecalDildo said:

I find it hilarious that the country that thinks it's the best in the world cant even manage to provide free public health care.

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FecalDildo said:

I find it hilarious that the country that thinks it's the best in the world cant even manage to provide free public health care.

America is a joke.

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