Claim: In last week's final debate, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama cited greatly different estimates for the average cost of health insurance, and a number of readers have asked us to sort it out. Obama: By the way, the average policy costs about $12,000. … McCain: The average cost of a health care insurance plan in America today is $5,800. Both candidates were talking about the relative value of the $5,000 tax credit McCain wants to give to families and couples  to purchase health care policies.
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Verdict: in last week's final debate, sens. john mccain and barack obama cited greatly different estimates for the average cost of health insurance, and a number of readers have asked us to sort it out. obama: by the way, the average policy costs about $12,000. … mccain: the average cost of a health care insurance plan in america today is $5,800. both candidates were talking about the relative value of the $5,000 tax credit mccain wants to give to families and couples  to purchase health care policies.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2008-10-20T19:20:44