“Make it less expensive to buy health plans for people who don’t receive health plans (through their employer).”

— Brett Bendele, engineer, Austin, Texas

“I think the first place they ought to start is with the insurance companies because you don’t want doctors with less training.”

— Carol Margolin, retired, Kansas City, Mo.

“I would make sure that every child in this country has health insurance. … They need testing for lead, they need vaccinations, they need health care when they’re sick and can’t afford it.”

— Nancy Schwachter, early childhood educator, Washington, D.C.

“I think we should privatize health care because I don’t think the government can do a very good job of providing health care to everybody.”

— Trent Hauck, accounting major, Wichita