Home  About  Chapters  Policy  Publications  Join  Jobs  Donate  Blog  > Inside Michigan  Michigan News 2008 Election Series Policy Writing Workshop dream.DETROIT Roosevelt Relief The Roosevelt Vanguard Students gather at UNC for the Special Center on Emergency Preparedness and Relief. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." — Teddy Roosevelt    Issue: Healthcare > Roosevelt Home > Michigan > Economic > Issue: Healthcare Issue Leader: Andrew Ratanatharathorn National Healthcare Debate Healthcare is crucial issue this year with the upcoming elections. Six times in the last 60 years, Presidents and other law makers have attempted to pass some form of universal healthcare on a national level. In what could be an interesting issue during this fall's elections, Massachusetts's legislature has passed the nation's first form of universal healthcare. Below are links to the New York Times article on Massachusetts's plan, a national plan put forth by Representative John Dingell, and policy analysis by a variety of think tanks on the issue of national healthcare. Massachusetts sets Health Plan for Nearly All National Health Insurance Act Individual Mandates for Health Insurance   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359