Comparing Healthcare Plans

Paul Krugman has a column in Monday's New York Times (2/4/08) comparing Obama's and Clinton's healthcare plans. He is strongly critical of Obama's plan for its lack of mandated coverage. Obama's plan mandates insurance coverage for children, but does not for adults. This, in Krugman's opinion, would allow some adults to chance going without coverage, and then be treated at taxpayer expense if they suffer a severe illness. Krugman does not believe universal healthcare can work unless it includes a mandate that all people must be insured.