Joe Paduda analyzes the candidate’s stand. I’ve mentioned before that I think that containing health care costs takes precedence over the uninsured, which is why some of McCain’s ideas intrigue me.

He is one of the few candidates that talks about reforming the physician reimbursement system, although he gives few details:

We should pay a single bill for high-quality health care, not an endless series of bills for presurgical tests and visits, hospitalization and surgery, and follow-up tests, drugs and office visits.

One drawback is that he is essentially describing capitation, which was soundly rejected by the public in the 1990’s. Maybe they need to reconsider.