As the Presidential campaign begins to heat up, the candidates are sharpening their pencils in designing health care reform proposals. While it is far too early to surmise how these proposals might be sculpted, there are a couple nonpartisan websites that are following the candidate’s proposals, such as Kaiser Family Foundation’s health08.org and its list of resources, as well as the New York Times.

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