Coming Soon: Health Care Debate, Part 2

From The New York Times:

The skirmishing between the Democratic presidential candidates over the mechanics of universal health coverage will soon give way to a quite different general-election debate — about whether universal coverage should even be a national priority.

[Clinton and Obama] are fighting over the narrowest of bands in a broad policy spectrum, and the focus on universal coverage — rather than on cutting costs — may have far less resonance come Nov. 4.

Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, agrees with the Democrats that the health system needs major repair. But his solution would stress cost-containment over assuring coverage for all.