Monday, May 11, 2009

I'll Hold That Two Trillion for ya....

Obama has meeting today to discuss health care


WASHINGTON – Hospitals, insurance companies, drug makers and doctors are planning to tell President Barack Obama today that they'll voluntarily slow their rate increases in coming years in a move that government economists say would create breathing room to help provide health insurance to an estimated 50 million Americans who now go without it.

When President Bill Clinton took on health care reform, industry leaders fought back, killing the White House proposal before it could gain any traction. Now those industry leaders are trying to help Obama find a solution to the problem of uninsured Americans, offering $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years.

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UPDATE...

3 days later they retracted the offer.

I'm shocked, shocked to learn there's gambling going on here!



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