claim: john mccain's health care plan "leaves you on your own to pay mccain’s health insurance tax."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: oct 4, 2008 ... so here's john mccain's radical plan in a nutshell: he taxes health care benefits  for the first time in history; millions lose the health care they have; millions pay ...  he tells you that he'll give you a tax credit of $2,500 per person — $5,000 per  family — to help you pay for your insurance and health care costs.
evidence_2: oct 14, 2008 ... john mccain's health care plan, while the mccain-palin campaign is countering  with a radio ad of its own. ... barack obama and john mccain have sharply  different plans. .... but here's what he won't tell you: mccain would impose a new  tax on health benefits, taxing your health care for the first time ever.
evidence_3: jul 18, 2017 ... the fate of the gop's health reform plan right now hinges on sen. john mccain's  recovery from a blood clot surgery. the health scare is also the perfect reminder  of just how critical insurance can be — and how much protection from medical  emergencies americans stand to lose with the better care ...
evidence_4: jul 27, 2017 ... the senate rejected legislation to repeal parts of the affordable care act, with  senator john mccain casting a decisive “no.” • senate republicans unveiled ...  repeal the individual mandate, which says that most americans must  have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. repeal the employer ...
evidence_5: may 1, 2008 ... though senator john mccain has promised to not raise taxes, his campaign  acknowledged wednesday that the health plan he outlined this week would ...  competitive and less expensive in part by encouraging more people to buy health  insurance on their own instead of receiving it from their employers.