Posted on 06/29/2009 4:43:41 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Michelle Obama Announces Money for Health Clinics
June 29, 2009 5:22 PM
Michelle Obama stepped into the health care policy debate this afternoon, criticizing the current state of care in America and announcing the release of $851 million in recovery funds to support community health centers. The first lady's Office says the grant money will go toward upgrading and expanding more than 1,500 health centers across the country.
"As you all know, we're at a critical juncture in the debate about health care in this nation. The current system is economically unsustainable, and I don't have to tell any of you that. And despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, we're not necessarily healthier for it,"she said to a small audience of patients and care providers at Unity Health Care clinic in Washington, D.C.
"As the president and Congress begin to tackle health care reform, the flag is being raised on the costly effects of preventable diseases that burden our health care system. And community health centers like Upper Cardozo, Unity Health Care, are a vital component for this discussion," she continued.
The first lady said that 17 million Americans rely on community health centers, and that those centers help mitigate some of the costs of chronic illnesses, which consume 85% of the country's health care spending.
"But it's more than just an economic issue, it's about the quality of life for all of our citizens, particularly our kids," Mrs. Obama said, noting that near a third of American children are overweight or obese and that a third will suffer from diabetes in their lifetime.
"These statistics are shocking and I want people to really remember what's at stake," she said. "We don't have to suffer from this. We can fix this."
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Buttinsky. A wide load.
She might be checking into one of these clinics, soon. Last I heard, she has developed quite a drinking problem....
She wants to be co-President so bad she can taste it, she just cant keep her big fat butt out of it.
Well: she probably at least has a birth certificate.
Is this money from the Stimulus package.?
Two national disgraces living in the People’s House.
Mark these words. That white hatting, dragon breathed, armpit, knuckle dragging fat a$$ will run......
Wait, not those words, here, mark these.
“Mrs. Obama will run for president in 8 years”..... or less, if something happens to Obama.
She “has never felt so” powerful “in her entire adult life”, and she isn’t going to ever give it up.
FMTT.
They are showing us that they are going to get free healthcare to their people, even if they don’t get the bill passed. They are not going to take no for an answer.
America’s broke.We have no money o&m.We can’t afford you people.
Eva Peron's evil twin
They won't stop until every pocket-- outside of Washington-- in America is empty!
They both need to go.
Milton sure told us the way it was.
The “us” government is trying to bully the American people.
They haven’t a clue what will transpire.
yea, and the weight all goes to her posterior
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