President Obama met this afternoon with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and other top Democrats from the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and Finance Committees (the two committees crafting health care legislation) to talk about the urgent need for reform.
From the Democrats.org blog:
The goal is to pass comprehensive health care legislation this year that lowers costs, preserves patient choice and gives all Americans access to quality, affordable care.A paragraph from the New York Times article on the issue:"…The Democrats on two Senate committees that are drafting health legislation have been invited to the White House to meet with Mr. Obama, hours before he leaves for the Middle East and Europe. As part of a push to secure Congressional passage of a bill this year, the administration will also make the case on Tuesday that reforming health care is critical to fixing the economy."The President’s meeting with Senate Democrats this afternoon follows the release of a new report this morning, "The Economic Case for Health Care Reform", by the Council for Economic Advisors, which documents the economic costs of failure to reform our system. The report found that without reform, escalating health insurance premiums will continue to erode American workers and families health care benefits and cause wages to stagnate, while rising spending on Medicare and Medicaid will lead to massive and unsustainable Federal budget deficits.
The goal is to pass comprehensive health care legislation this year that lowers costs, preserves patient choice and gives all Americans access to quality, affordable care.
A paragraph from the New York Times article on the issue:"…The Democrats on two Senate committees that are drafting health legislation have been invited to the White House to meet with Mr. Obama, hours before he leaves for the Middle East and Europe. As part of a push to secure Congressional passage of a bill this year, the administration will also make the case on Tuesday that reforming health care is critical to fixing the economy."The President’s meeting with Senate Democrats this afternoon follows the release of a new report this morning, "The Economic Case for Health Care Reform", by the Council for Economic Advisors, which documents the economic costs of failure to reform our system. The report found that without reform, escalating health insurance premiums will continue to erode American workers and families health care benefits and cause wages to stagnate, while rising spending on Medicare and Medicaid will lead to massive and unsustainable Federal budget deficits.
Last month health care industry leaders pledged to reduce health care spending by $2 trillion over 10 years. The results of those reductions are significant, including:
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