"Regardless of who wins this election, we simply must have federal healthcare reform this year ... . [W]e must all work together to make sure we have insurance for every American."

— Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee), in support of the health plan of Sen. Barack Obama.

His plan will seek "reform payment systems to reward diagnosis, prevention and coordination of care," but that none of this will work "without putting the American family at the center of the decision-making."

— Thomas Miller, of the American Enterprise Institute, in support of the health plan of Sen. John McCain.

Her plan "ensures choices of coverage," including an expansion of Federal Employee Health Benefits and "makes premiums more predictable and more affordable."

— Chris Jennings of Jennings Policy Strategies, in support of the plan of Sen. Hillary Clinton, "3 candidates, 3 health plans, some immediate feedback," pp. 1, 7.