ELECTION 2008

Republican Candidate Giuliani Criticizes Universal Health Coverage Proposals

Former New York Mayor and presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani (R) on Friday during a visit to Raleigh, N.C., criticized "mandatory" universal health insurance proposals supported by Democratic candidates, the Washington Post reports. According to Giuliani, Democratic presidential candidates who recommended such proposals during a debate on Thursday night were "moving toward socialized medicine so fast, it'll make your head spin." He added, "When we want to cover poor people, as we should, we give them vouchers" (Goldfarb, Washington Post, 4/28).