The President has long said that skyrocketing health care costs will be disastrous in terms of the long term national debt unless we pass health care reform. In this Weekly Address, the President also explains how he will cover the upfront costs of reform by eliminating over payments from Medicaid and Medicare and driving down costs contributing to government’s health care expenditures across the board.
We have a responsibility now. The President is moving forward on health reform.
He announce 113 billion dollars in saving. Changes will come with common sense changes to what is already in place.
The president used this weekly address to confront health care in America. President Obama outlines some actions being taken to begin a conciseness in reforming the current.
Lower cost, quality and choice is a major goal. Obama also says that health care reform can not add to the nations budget deficit.
The President makes clear that as Congress works through health care reform legislation, it must include fundamental changes that lower costs, ensure Americans have choices, and establish access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. "But what we can’t welcome," the President says, "is reform that just invests more money in the status quot reform that throws good money after bad habits."
The United States has been struggling with health care reform for decades. Making health care available and affordable for all US Citizens has shown to be a difficult task at the least.
Barack Obama has put health care on the front burner with this announcement of industry leaders agreeing to take steps. Representatives from hospitals, the insurance industry, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, labor unions and physicians all came together and discussed big steps being taken to lower health care costs for Americans.
President Obama hosted the meeting that marked one of the most promising signs for health reform so far. The topic, saving more than $2 trillion dollars on health care costs!!!
