12/11/08- TWD's Agenda For The Day: Obama's Health Care Aspirations With Daschle in today's 1,2,3
First, Obama still had to address, again, another question about Blago Stupido
Most importantly, the conference today was originally all about health care, and how it needs to change in this country like the Presidency, in today's 1,2,3:
Most importantly, the conference today was originally all about health care, and how it needs to change in this country like the Presidency, in today's 1,2,3:
Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, the top health policy adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, said reworking the U.S. health-care system is a necessary part of an economic recovery plan.No pending schedule today, as finals are about to start, or have started, at colleges all over.
High health costs hurt the ability of U.S. businesses to stay competitive and create new jobs, making it a “top priority” that health-system changes not be delayed, said Daschle, speaking today in Denver at a health-care forum.
Businesses last month eliminated 533,000 jobs, the Labor Department said today in Washington, and the November unemployment rate of 6.7 percent is the highest since 1993. With more than half of Americans getting health coverage through employer-provided benefits, job reductions make it harder for people to maintain health insurance. The new administration needs to help everyone get affordable coverage, Daschle said.
“That’s what makes this so urgent and so much a part of the economic recovery process,” Daschle said. “I believe that for the first time in American history, health-care reform will be done.”
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