President Obama is putting the blame for lack of progress on health reform on Washington politics. During a speech on Monday at Arcadia University in Philadelphia, he called for action now and explained his new health care proposal to roaring crowds.
He said the new plan he has proposed will give more control to individuals, “I don’t believe we should give government or insurance companies more control over health care in America. I believe it’s time to give you, the American people, more control over your own health insurance,” said Obama according to a transcript of the speech released by the White House.
After a year of debate on the issue and with both sides at a near standstill, Obama last week announced a new proposal for health care. The president has a new plan, which is a combination of plans that came out of the House and the Senate. He says it includes Republican ideas and that Congress owes the country an up or down vote on health reform.
“So how much higher do premiums have to rise until we do something about it? How many more Americans have to lose their health insurance? How many more businesses have to drop coverage?” he said at Arcadia University on Monday.
Blaming Washington, he said Democrats were concerned about political fallout in November and Republicans say they want to work on costs.
“I got all my Republican colleagues out there saying, well, no, no, no, we want to focus on things like cost. You had 10 years. What happened? What were you doing?”
“We have failed to meet this challenge during periods of prosperity and also during periods of decline,” said the president.
The president’s plan will give the middle class a tax cut for health care, making their costs for coverage more affordable. His plan will also set up a competitive health insurance market to give Americans the same insurance choices members of Congress have.
The plan will more strictly regulate the insurance industry to prevent denial of care, keep premiums down, and require insurance companies to cover Americans with preexisting conditions. According to the White House the plan will also cut overspending, reducing the deficit by $100 billion over 10 years.
“We are pleased with all the work the president is doing to continue to push reform,” wrote Jacki Schechner of Health Care for America Now in an e-mail. ”Congress needs to listen to us—not the insurance companies—and pass good comprehensive reform now.”
Health Care for America NOW held a protest Tuesday with more than 5,000 people outside the America’s Health Insurance Plans Institute conference in Washington, D.C.
He said the new plan he has proposed will give more control to individuals, “I don’t believe we should give government or insurance companies more control over health care in America. I believe it’s time to give you, the American people, more control over your own health insurance,” said Obama according to a transcript of the speech released by the White House.
After a year of debate on the issue and with both sides at a near standstill, Obama last week announced a new proposal for health care. The president has a new plan, which is a combination of plans that came out of the House and the Senate. He says it includes Republican ideas and that Congress owes the country an up or down vote on health reform.
“So how much higher do premiums have to rise until we do something about it? How many more Americans have to lose their health insurance? How many more businesses have to drop coverage?” he said at Arcadia University on Monday.
Blaming Washington, he said Democrats were concerned about political fallout in November and Republicans say they want to work on costs.
“I got all my Republican colleagues out there saying, well, no, no, no, we want to focus on things like cost. You had 10 years. What happened? What were you doing?”
“We have failed to meet this challenge during periods of prosperity and also during periods of decline,” said the president.
The president’s plan will give the middle class a tax cut for health care, making their costs for coverage more affordable. His plan will also set up a competitive health insurance market to give Americans the same insurance choices members of Congress have.
The plan will more strictly regulate the insurance industry to prevent denial of care, keep premiums down, and require insurance companies to cover Americans with preexisting conditions. According to the White House the plan will also cut overspending, reducing the deficit by $100 billion over 10 years.
“We are pleased with all the work the president is doing to continue to push reform,” wrote Jacki Schechner of Health Care for America Now in an e-mail. ”Congress needs to listen to us—not the insurance companies—and pass good comprehensive reform now.”
Health Care for America NOW held a protest Tuesday with more than 5,000 people outside the America’s Health Insurance Plans Institute conference in Washington, D.C.
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