McCain, Obama health advisors spar at Hopkins forum

BALTIMORE — The answer to better health care lies in the tax credits Sen. John McCain would provide all Americans to offset the cost of insurance, his senior health advisor told faculty and students at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Friday.

Sen. Barack Obama's health policy advisor called the strategy "grossly inadequate" compared to Obama's plan requiring insurance companies cover Americans regardless of pre-existing health conditions.

"We don't agree that the Warren Buffets of the world should get the same tax credit as Joe the plumber," said Obama's advisor Dr. Dora Hughes, referencing McCain's highly publicized example...