Posted on 03/05/2009 10:19:04 AM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says federal officials for years have only "talked and tinkered" over health care reform while problems have gone unresolved.
Opening his conference on health-care, Obama complained that the soaring cost "now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds." He was speaking Thursday to over a hundred experts and policymakers invited to the White House, including some who opposed the Clinton administration's health-care overhaul.
Obama told the White House Forum on Health Reform: "We have tried and fallen short, stalled time and again by failures of will, or Washington politics, or industry lobbying."
He said the country can't afford to wait for the economy to recover before tackling out-of-control medical costs.
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Save billions by throwing out the illegals.
Uhhhhh....20,000,000 illegal aliens and 50,000,000 people on welfare not contributing....
There you go Barry! You Affirmative-Action imposter Kenyan!
Obama’s policies will cause a bankruptcy in America every three seconds. That’ll sure be change.
Translation: “Now that I’ve destroyed the financial services sector, it’s time to get to work devastating health care and pharmaceutical companies!”
We are just starting to get in the bills for my kids near death experience. So far, they are in the low six figures and we haven’t seen the end of this.
Sure, insurance pays some, but not all, and for those who have marginal insurance or none, this is a bankruptcy walking.
The system cannot continue as it is. The costs are astronomical and going higher each year.
First thing to do — Save billions with tort reform.
Except we know who the lawyers support don’t we.
So let us screw this up as bad as we did the housing market.
YEAH...get GOVERNMENT and LAWYERS out of healthcare....and we might have a reasonable system. (Hope your son is okay now.)
That comes out to 1,048,320 for just Health Care Expense?? I would like to see the source of his claim. Sounds Bogus just like the speaker.
Taxes cause a lot more bankruptcy than health care. Maybe those ought to be reformed first.
He’s getting there, thanks. This is going to be long haul.
It’s reallly hard to look at your almost 40 year old and see this fragile person who needs to be protected and cared for like a child.
He will recover and regain most of his ability and strength, but this has been a real corker.
anyone check his numbers?
According to my TI Pocket Calculator, that would be 1,051,200 bankruptcies per year being caused by the health care system. Seems kind of high.
“We have tried and fallen short, stalled time and again by failures of will, or Washington politics, or industry lobbying.”
Right. So it’s time to get moving. Repeal and eliminate EVERY Federal law, regulation, statute and program concerning health care.
Um, I call bullcrap.
A bankruptcy ever 30 seconds is 1,051,200 bankruptcies a year.
In 2006 there were just under 600,000 personal bankruptcies filed. In 2008, that figure rose to just at 1,000,000.
If the President is correct, we will match that number in 2009 for just those who have to file because of medical costs?
Bullcrap.
Why doesn’t he do something first for the health care of the soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan missing arms and legs, psychologically wounded, getting shabby help from the VA, shut out from of unable to hold employment.
As a read a Vet from LA say, “I gave my country 100%. All I ask for is 100% in return.”
And lets not forget the families of the over 4,000 who have been killed.
THEY’RE the ones who deserve a fixed system.
(Apologies for venting)
He read it in the newspaper, moron.
In the spirit of bi-artishanship......close Medi-Care!
I agree with you. Having been on the wrong end of the health care industry’s pickpockets for too long, I support serious changes.
Instead of raising the rest of the population's care to that of the levels of congress, et al... why not lower theirs to our level.
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