Email from Barrack Obama
Dear Meg:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I have heardfrom countless Americans struggling to afford health insurance andhealth professionals striving to provide care. I appreciate your perspective.
There is broad consensus among the American people onthe need for affordable, high-quality health care. The rising cost ofhealth care is the most pressing financial challenge for families andfor our Nation, and controlling this cost is essential to bringingdown the Federal deficits we inherited. We must also end unfairinsurance practices that leave millions of Americans withoutcoverage, deny them access to coverage, and expose them toextraordinary burdens. And we should ensure that smallbusinesses have access to affordable, high-quality health plans fortheir employees so that we can make our economy - and our smallbusinesses - more competitive. Now is the time to move forward,and I am working to get health insurance reform done this year.
Since I took office, we have done more to improve healthcare than we have in the previous decade. In February, I signedH.R. 2 to provide coverage for millions of children through theChildren's Health Insurance Program, and I signed the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act to make key investments incomputerized medical records and preventive services.
Still, more must be done to lower costs, expand coverage,and improve the quality of health care. Health insurance reformmust provide more security and stability to those who have healthinsurance; make sure those who do not have insurance can findaffordable options; and lower the cost of health care for ourfamilies, our businesses, and our government. Reform will benefitseniors by protecting and strengthening Medicare, closing the"donut-hole" gap in coverage for prescription drugs, and providingfree preventive care. To help fulfill the debt we owe to our servicemen and women, I am committed to ensuring that we provide thehighest-quality health care possible to America's veterans. My2010 budget requests the largest single-year increase in funding forthe Department of Veterans Affairs in three decades andsignificantly expands health care coverage to an additional 500,000veterans by 2013.
Ultimately, there are tough choices to be made, and I amworking to bring employers and workers, health care providers andpatients together to create a system that delivers high-qualityhealth care and puts the Nation on a sustainable, long-term fiscalpath. To learn more about my Health Insurance Reform Plan or toshare a personal story, please join me online at:www.HealthReform.gov. For further information on health careand assistance that may be available to you, you may call 1-800-FED-INFO or visit: www.USA.gov.
I share the sense of urgency that millions of Americanshave voiced. I watched as my ailing mother struggled with stacksof insurance forms in the last moments of her life. This is not who we are as a Nation; together, we will fix it.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
To be a part of our agenda for change, join us at www.WhiteHouse.gov
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I have heardfrom countless Americans struggling to afford health insurance andhealth professionals striving to provide care. I appreciate your perspective.
There is broad consensus among the American people onthe need for affordable, high-quality health care. The rising cost ofhealth care is the most pressing financial challenge for families andfor our Nation, and controlling this cost is essential to bringingdown the Federal deficits we inherited. We must also end unfairinsurance practices that leave millions of Americans withoutcoverage, deny them access to coverage, and expose them toextraordinary burdens. And we should ensure that smallbusinesses have access to affordable, high-quality health plans fortheir employees so that we can make our economy - and our smallbusinesses - more competitive. Now is the time to move forward,and I am working to get health insurance reform done this year.
Since I took office, we have done more to improve healthcare than we have in the previous decade. In February, I signedH.R. 2 to provide coverage for millions of children through theChildren's Health Insurance Program, and I signed the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act to make key investments incomputerized medical records and preventive services.
Still, more must be done to lower costs, expand coverage,and improve the quality of health care. Health insurance reformmust provide more security and stability to those who have healthinsurance; make sure those who do not have insurance can findaffordable options; and lower the cost of health care for ourfamilies, our businesses, and our government. Reform will benefitseniors by protecting and strengthening Medicare, closing the"donut-hole" gap in coverage for prescription drugs, and providingfree preventive care. To help fulfill the debt we owe to our servicemen and women, I am committed to ensuring that we provide thehighest-quality health care possible to America's veterans. My2010 budget requests the largest single-year increase in funding forthe Department of Veterans Affairs in three decades andsignificantly expands health care coverage to an additional 500,000veterans by 2013.
Ultimately, there are tough choices to be made, and I amworking to bring employers and workers, health care providers andpatients together to create a system that delivers high-qualityhealth care and puts the Nation on a sustainable, long-term fiscalpath. To learn more about my Health Insurance Reform Plan or toshare a personal story, please join me online at:www.HealthReform.gov. For further information on health careand assistance that may be available to you, you may call 1-800-FED-INFO or visit: www.USA.gov.
I share the sense of urgency that millions of Americanshave voiced. I watched as my ailing mother struggled with stacksof insurance forms in the last moments of her life. This is not who we are as a Nation; together, we will fix it.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
To be a part of our agenda for change, join us at www.WhiteHouse.gov
posted by Meg Kelso | 7:55 PM
4 Comments:
Interesting how quickly you changed your mind about Obama's health plan. I guess since it impacts you now...
:):):)
Where did I say that I changed my mind? I never thought the federal gov't should be in the health care business and I still don't. This was a form letter that gets mailed to anyone who writes the Pres. I got one from Richard Nixon for suggesting he grow a moustache.
Grow up and get yourself some critical thinking skills. It ALWAYS affected me, I haven't had insurance for years and I've had the same health problems as well. Poo on you.
I agree wholeheartedly with the other Anon's observations. I also noticed your reaction Meg or was that a reactionary reaction? Anyways, you are now caught between a rock and a hard place. Good luck with your efforts to solve your medical issues. I could not and would not wish anything less for you or anyone else.
Happy Holiday seasons, whatever you choose to celebrate!!!
Thank you and Happy Holidays to you as well. Your kind comment is the type that I enjoy receiving, you wouldn't believe the ones I don't publish!
It wasn't reactionary, I truly feel as though the feds shouldn't be involved in health care. The STATES on the other hand, are a different matter all together.
:)
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