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Clinton AP Interview Associated Press - September 18, 2007 12:03 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton says as of right now, her health care plan wouldn't punish people who aren't insured. The Democratic presidential candidate tells The Associated Press that requiring every American to purchase health insurance is the only way to achieve universal health care. She says her plan would provide incentives and tax credits. But she says she hasn't proposed punitive measures for those who don't buy in. Clinton says she can envision a day when people would have to prove to their employers they have...

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., presented a seven-part plan Thursday aimed at lowering healthcare costs -- a roadmap that several doctors deemed encouraging. The proposal focuses solely on cutting costs, which Clinton identified as one of three areas critical to healthcare reform. Addressing students and faculty at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, Clinton said she would outline at a later time the other two key components of her reform agenda, improving quality and covering the uninsured. Clinton acknowledged her first rocky encounter with healthcare reform during her tenure as first lady...