The President has long noted that skyrocketing health care costs will be disastrous in terms of our long term national debt unless we pass real reform. In this Weekly Address, the President also explains how he will cover the upfront costs of reform by eliminating overpayments from Medicaid and Medicare and driving down costs contributing to government’s health care expenditures across the board.
Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services spoke clearly and effectively of the importance that there be a public option available for health care to all Americans. Straight talk about how the public option will benefit Americans.
Sen. Bernie Sanders on The Situation Room discussing his recent article at The Huffington Post, Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege.
It’s pretty interesting that Obama is taking the insurance companies at their word and calculating in the savings they claim they can find, using that as a go-ahead to cut Medicare reimbursement. It’s a bold move and I don’t see any downside, although of course the industry will be screaming