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Obama may soften healthcare plan

by Babel-Fish | August 16, 2009 at 04:54 pm

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President Barack Obama's administration has signalled that its healthcare reforms may be diluted, amid pressure from opponents.

Mr Obama has been pressing for a government-run scheme to extend healthcare insurance to some 46 million people in the US.

But Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that this had never been Mr Obama's top priority.

She hinted that he may accept the idea of non-profit insurance co-operatives.

In an interview with CNN, Ms Sebelius said that Mr Obama's government-run insurance plan - a so-called "public option" - was "not the essential element" of the administration reforms.

The pressure is on as the true facts on how Europe's national health services work and the benifits and not just the hyped problems are coming into the public forum.

Now we see a plan develop for a non profit orgainisation of course it will be a cash for the boys that run it. High salaries and consentation fee organization.

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Babel-Fish

at 17:01 on August 16th, 2009

Social care is not Obama's top priority, with so many americans out of work and 46,000,000 people with no health cover? Kathleen Sebelius should advise Obama this should be a priority the people of the USA come first and the welfare should be the foremost priority!

PIM of SPAIN

at 23:48 on August 16th, 2009

Good health care is the number one priority for every nation, consequently for Obama's team too. A more efficient system can be copied from Europe. They don't have to invent the wheel again. Participants have to pay a small fee US$1 to see a GP and US$3 to see specialist. Good an efficient solutions enough the courage, motivatation, drive and will is what is missing. The lobbyist are the brake on every new initiative.

Babel-Fish

at 01:51 on August 17th, 2009

The lobbyist are the brake on every new initiative.

Especially those that could lose money due to a change of the present system and those stupid people that can not see the benefit of a public run national health.