Health Care: Which Candidates and Their Campaign Staff Are Covered?

by via Seth Michaels, AFL-CIO

Tue, Jan 15, 2008 10:03AM

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 : Health care is set to be a crucial issue in this year's presidential election. We?ve just launched a new survey to find out about your experiences with the health care system?and we plan to blog some of the stories coming in as part of the survey. (You can vote on stories you think make the most impact here.) Today, NPR?s ?Morning Edition? ran a spot that looks at health care and the presidential election from another angle: Are the candidates and their staff covered, and how? Many of the candidates themselves are currently serving in Congress, so they?re covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan.

Health Care: Which Candidates and Their Campaign Staff Are Covered?

by Seth Michaels, Jan 14, 2008

Health care is set to be a crucial issue in this year’s presidential election. We’ve just launched a new survey to find out about your experiences with the health care system—and we plan to blog some of the stories coming in as part of the survey. (You can vote on stories you think make the most impact here.)

Today, NPR’s “Morning Edition” ran a spot that looks at health care and the presidential election from another angle: Are the candidates and their staff covered, and how?

Many of the candidates themselves are currently serving in Congress, so they’re covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) receives health coverage through his campaign. But interestingly, most Republican candidates wouldn’t discuss the issue. As NPR reporter Julie Rovner says in today’s story:

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