Obama: Health Reform Bills Not Compromised ‘in Any Significant Way’
Liberals might be grumbling about the concessions needed to pass health care reform this year, but President Obama has no regrets. In an interview with The
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Liberals might be grumbling about the concessions needed to pass health care reform this year, but President Obama has no regrets. In an interviewwith The Washington Post Tuesday, Obama said he’s “very enthusiastic” about the reforms contained in the Senate bill, which, he added, accomplishes “95 percent” of his campaign goals.
“„In listing those priorities, Obama cited the 30 million uninsured Americans projected to receive coverage, budget estimates of more than $1 trillion in savings over the next two decades, a “patients’ bill of rights on steroids” to protect consumers from being dropped by insurance companies, and tax breaks to help small businesses pay to cover employees. [...]
“„“We don’t feel that the core elements to help the American people have been compromised in any significant way,” Obama said. “Do these pieces of legislation have exactly everything I want? Of course not. But they have the things that are necessary to reduce costs for businesses, families and the government.”
In a curious claim, Obama also told the Post that the public option “has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right,” but added, “I didn’t campaign on the public option.”
That’s curious because he didcampaign on the public option. It’s here, in “Barack Obama’s Plan for a Healthy America:”
“„Specifically, the Obama plan will: (1) establish a new public insurance program available to Americans who neither qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP nor have access to insurance through their employers, as well as to small businesses that want to offer insurance to their employees.
Easier said than done.
Paula M. Graham
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