President Obama tries a bipartisan health care agenda.
Joseph Raglione
February 25, 2010
Gentle readers within this American Chronicle, this morning, President Barack Obama attended what he believed to be a bipartisan meeting for health care reform. It did not turn out to be as bipartisan as he thought, but he did try his best to create a decent health care program. The following are the health reform proposals Obama and his colleagues brought to the meeting. You will notice the words "Public Option" are not mentioned. Dropping those words was a compromise peace offering for the Republicans, but the gift was not accepted. The Washington Republican Senators don't honestly care what Obama brings to the table. I suggest the President face this fact and moves directly to a 'reconciliation' agenda.
Reform or no reform, the Republicans are too hard nosed and will not stop trying...facts or no facts, to sink the Democrats! I also suggest the President return the words "Public Option" to his reform package because that was what he promised the American People and that is what will finally help him win his health care reforms...>
Good Morning,
President Obama will meet with Republicans and Democrats from both houses of Congress to discuss how to finally give the American people and small business owners more control over their health care choices.
To make this meeting as productive as possible, the President won't be coming empty-handed. He'll bring to the table a health insurance reform proposal that does just that.
The proposal reflects a broad array of input, including the best parts of bills passed by the House and Senate. In addition, on top of some of the Republican concepts that were already in these bills, the President includes even more Republican ideas -- some taken directly from their proposed legislation. Of course, he's also put in more than a few ideas of his own.
We've published the President's Proposal on WhiteHouse.gov for you to take a look in time for Thursday´s bipartisan meeting. Find out what the proposal means for you:
There are a few key components of the President's Proposal you don't want to miss:
It sets up a new competitive health insurance market giving tens of millions of Americans the exact same insurance choices that members of Congress will have.
It brings greater accountability to health care by laying out commonsense rules of the road to keep premiums down and prevent insurance industry abuses and denial of care.
It ends discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions.
It puts our budget and economy on a more stable path by reducing the deficit by $100 billion over the next ten years by cutting government overspending and reining in waste, fraud and abuse.
It provides the largest middle class tax cuts for health care in history, reducing premium costs for tens of millions of families and small business owners who are priced out of coverage today.
The President's Proposal also features some key improvements to existing issues you might have heard about:
For America´s seniors, the proposal closes the Medicare prescription drug "donut hole" coverage gap.
It improves insurance protections for consumers and creates a new Health Insurance Rate Authority to address unreasonable insurance rate increases and other unfair practices of insurance plans.
A provision that gave additional funding to Nebraska to help the state expand Medicaid coverage now includes all states.
You can learn more about the President´s Proposal at http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting.
It is important to understand that this proposal isn´t meant to be the final say on the legislation. At Thursday´s bipartisan meeting, the President will continue to work with members of both parties to find common ground and look for the best ideas that will help American families and small business owners have greater control over their own health care. The entire event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov starting at 10 a.m. EST -- so mark it on your calendar and be sure to tune in.
Health insurance reform matters to every American, so please share this email with your friends, family and neighbors and invite them to watch.
Thank you,
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Director, White House Office of Health Reform
P.S. I also invite you to take part in a special online video discussion with me today at 1:45 p.m. EST where I´ll answer your questions about the President´s Proposal.
Reform or no reform, the Republicans are too hard nosed and will not stop trying...facts or no facts, to sink the Democrats! I also suggest the President return the words "Public Option" to his reform package because that was what he promised the American People and that is what will finally help him win his health care reforms...>
Good Morning,
President Obama will meet with Republicans and Democrats from both houses of Congress to discuss how to finally give the American people and small business owners more control over their health care choices.
To make this meeting as productive as possible, the President won't be coming empty-handed. He'll bring to the table a health insurance reform proposal that does just that.
The proposal reflects a broad array of input, including the best parts of bills passed by the House and Senate. In addition, on top of some of the Republican concepts that were already in these bills, the President includes even more Republican ideas -- some taken directly from their proposed legislation. Of course, he's also put in more than a few ideas of his own.
We've published the President's Proposal on WhiteHouse.gov for you to take a look in time for Thursday´s bipartisan meeting. Find out what the proposal means for you:
There are a few key components of the President's Proposal you don't want to miss:
It sets up a new competitive health insurance market giving tens of millions of Americans the exact same insurance choices that members of Congress will have.
It brings greater accountability to health care by laying out commonsense rules of the road to keep premiums down and prevent insurance industry abuses and denial of care.
It ends discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions.
It puts our budget and economy on a more stable path by reducing the deficit by $100 billion over the next ten years by cutting government overspending and reining in waste, fraud and abuse.
It provides the largest middle class tax cuts for health care in history, reducing premium costs for tens of millions of families and small business owners who are priced out of coverage today.
The President's Proposal also features some key improvements to existing issues you might have heard about:
For America´s seniors, the proposal closes the Medicare prescription drug "donut hole" coverage gap.
It improves insurance protections for consumers and creates a new Health Insurance Rate Authority to address unreasonable insurance rate increases and other unfair practices of insurance plans.
A provision that gave additional funding to Nebraska to help the state expand Medicaid coverage now includes all states.
You can learn more about the President´s Proposal at http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting.
It is important to understand that this proposal isn´t meant to be the final say on the legislation. At Thursday´s bipartisan meeting, the President will continue to work with members of both parties to find common ground and look for the best ideas that will help American families and small business owners have greater control over their own health care. The entire event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov starting at 10 a.m. EST -- so mark it on your calendar and be sure to tune in.
Health insurance reform matters to every American, so please share this email with your friends, family and neighbors and invite them to watch.
Thank you,
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Director, White House Office of Health Reform
P.S. I also invite you to take part in a special online video discussion with me today at 1:45 p.m. EST where I´ll answer your questions about the President´s Proposal.
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