Health Care Proposals in the 2012 Presidential Campaign

This policy note is a side-by-side summary of the Republican & Democratic candidates' health care plans. The authors compare the health care proposals of Republican presidential nominee Governor Mitt Romney with the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordble Care Act (ACA) signed into law in 2010 by President Barack Obama (the Democratic nominee), which is currently being implemented.

The goal of this policy note is to provide a clearer understanding of how the two candidates differ on selected major components of U.S. health policy; specifically, the private insurance market, Medicare, and Medicaid.​

• Shana Charles, PhD, MPP
• Dylan H. Roby, PhD