McCain’s Bad Medicine: A 50 State Analysis of John McCain’s Health Care Plan
John McCain has a radical prescription for American health care that would unravel the employer-based health care system, raise taxes on middle-class American families, and leave millions of Americans with chronic conditions without coverage in an unregulated private insurance market.
These maps and data tables show the effects of his proposed plan on all 50 states.
McCain’s Uninsured
John McCain could cause the erosion of employer-based health care putting nearly 56 million Americans with chronic conditions at risk of losing their coverage.
McCain’s Middle-Class Tax Hike
John McCain has a radical plan to change the way Americans pay for their health insurance, and it would raise taxes on millions of American families.
McCain’s Eviscerated Consumer Protections
John McCain would allow big insurance companies to avoid following important laws passed by individual states that help keep health care accessible and affordable.
Click here for key data from McCain’s Radical Health Care Plan: A 50 State Analysis (PDF)
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