President says often the Mayo Clinic often provides care that is 1/3rd less expensive than other systems who offer same care. Using Mayo Clinic system as example of coordinating care.
Diane Sawyer says emails point out the Mayo Clinic is doing ‘it’ as a private sector provider so why get the gov’t involved?
Obama is spinning every question into a story with multiple examples
He acknowledges “many people are happy with their healthcare right now.”
Unfortunately “whether we like it or not, government is already involved in healthcare and is going to be involved in healthcare”
The study on Mayo Clinic cost was only about expenses related to end-stage care for a specific terminal illness, versus the cost for the same situation at just two other facilities. But I am sure he didn’t bother to point that out.