Sen. Obama's Plan for a Healthy America:

• Ensures quality health care coverage for everyone
• Allows individuals and small businesses an opportunity to buy coverage similar to federal employee plans.
• Would form a National Health Insurance Exchange to allow individuals a choice to be covered privately.
• Allow for the typical American family to save up to $2,500 a year.
• Guarantees the coverage of the estimated nine million children uninsured in the United States immediately.

Sen. Obama's Plan for a Healthy America would provide affordable health care coverage by:

• Expanding Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
• Requiring employers to help pay for their employee's health care costs
• Requiring all insurers to accept all applicants who apply and not charge more based on pre-existing conditions.
• Lowering the cost of prescription drugs by importing safe drugs from other countries and the use of generic drugs in public programs.

(Details: Barack Obama.com)

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Barack Obama

Born Aug. 4, 1961

Married: Michelle Obama

Columbia University: Undergraduate

Harvard Law School: Graduate

Senator: Illinois (2004- Present)