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ClarkUSA

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Mon May-11-09 09:09 AM
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22. We'll see. I'll take being upbeat about the future than your negative spin any day of the week.

Edited on Mon May-11-09 09:25 AM by ClarkUSA

As I have said, this is a promising opening gambit in the ongoing healthcare reform debate.

Their offer is the latest attempt by the health-care industry to secure a seat at the bargaining table, as Democrats consider legislation that would simultaneously hold costs in check and extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans... White House officials said many of the cost reductions would be "crucially dependent" on legal changes being contemplated in Congress as part of a health-care reform package.

The groups will have to streamline administrative costs, better coordinate care and bundle payments to achieve the projected savings. If they can slow the spiraling increases in health-care costs, it would greatly improve the prospects for expanding coverage to the 46 million uninsured Americans.

It's better to have these groups working with President Obama and Congress than against them. Everyone needs to be at the table in order to reach a workable consensus. I have no problem with it because it's the only way Congress will pass national healthcare.

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Reply #22: We'll see. I'll take being upbeat about the future than your negative spin any day of the week. [View All]