‘Will Not Rest’
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Obama ‘will not rest’ until healthcare reformed
By Jeffrey Young
Posted: 05/11/09 01:37 PM [ET]
Comprehensive healthcare reform will be accomplished this year, President Obama declared Monday, saying, “I will not rest until the dream of healthcare reform is achieved in the United States of America.”
Obama addressed reporters in the White House after meeting with representatives of physicians, hospitals, health insurers, drug companies, medical device manufacturers and healthcare workers, who jointly vowed to cut national healthcare spending by $2 trillion over the next 10 years.
Posted: 05/11/09 01:37 PM [ET]
Comprehensive healthcare reform will be accomplished this year, President Obama declared Monday, saying, “I will not rest until the dream of healthcare reform is achieved in the United States of America.”
Obama addressed reporters in the White House after meeting with representatives of physicians, hospitals, health insurers, drug companies, medical device manufacturers and healthcare workers, who jointly vowed to cut national healthcare spending by $2 trillion over the next 10 years.
“They're here because they recognize one clear, indisputable fact: When it comes to healthcare spending, we are on an unsustainable course that threatens the financial stability of families, businesses and government itself,” Obama said.
“This is a historic day, a watershed event in the long and elusive quest for healthcare reform,” he said.
The White House previewed the announcement Sunday and has sought to position the news as a singular moment in the process of drafting a healthcare reform proposal that can pass Congress this year. According to the administration, the measures outlined by the healthcare groups would translate to savings of $2,500 a year for a family of four in five years.
“We cannot continue down the same dangerous road we’ve been traveling for so many years, with costs that are out of control, because reform is not a luxury that can be postponed, it is a necessity that cannot wait,” Obama said. LinkHere
“This is a historic day, a watershed event in the long and elusive quest for healthcare reform,” he said.
The White House previewed the announcement Sunday and has sought to position the news as a singular moment in the process of drafting a healthcare reform proposal that can pass Congress this year. According to the administration, the measures outlined by the healthcare groups would translate to savings of $2,500 a year for a family of four in five years.
“We cannot continue down the same dangerous road we’ve been traveling for so many years, with costs that are out of control, because reform is not a luxury that can be postponed, it is a necessity that cannot wait,” Obama said. LinkHere
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