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President Obama delivering his speech on health care to the United States Congress Obama addresses a joint session of Congress. Obama's speech addressed topics regarding the public health insurance option, private insurance reform, estimated costs and revenue, basic coverage for individuals and employers, as well as subsidies and waivers for those who can't afford coverage, and the importance ...
There were a number of different health care reforms proposed during the Obama administration.Key reforms address cost and coverage and include obesity, prevention and treatment of chronic conditions, defensive medicine or tort reform, incentives that reward more care instead of better care, redundant payment systems, tax policy, rationing, a shortage of doctors and nurses, intervention vs ...
In the article, Obama reviews the effects of his signature health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, widely known as "Obamacare". He concludes that since the law took effect, 20 million more Americans have gained health insurance under it, and the uninsurance rate has dropped to 9.1% (as of 2015). [8]
President Barack Obama tonight reiterated his vow to fix the costly and inefficient U.S. health care system. He even joked that he did not decide to tackle the issue because it was "good politics."
Bill Clinton attempted to clarify comments he made slamming the Affordable Care Act as the "craziest thing in the world."
At various times during and after ACA debate Obama said, "If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan." [ 386 ] [ 387 ] However, in fall 2013 millions of Americans with individual policies received notices that their insurance plans were terminated, [ 388 ] and several million more risked seeing their current ...
The benefits technology brings to medical science and improving education for remote students were contrasted with the strain disruptive technologies place on working families, and the benefits terrorists gain from access to communication technologies. He called on America to overcome these fears and face the future with optimism.
President Obama said he supports universal health care and programs to increase access to education. [191] On January 24, 2007, Obama spoke about his position on health care at Families USA, a health care advocacy group. Obama said, "The time has come for universal health care in America [...] I am absolutely determined that by the end of the ...