APNewsBreak: Schwarzenegger backs health overhaul

Ol' Arnie is trying to make himself relevant during his rapidly fading days in power. No matter which side of the healthcare reform debate you're on, I fully expect you all should have fun picking at his political corpse. :evilgrin:


APNewsBreak: Schwarzenegger backs health overhaul

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged California's full support Thursday for national health care reform, throwing the weight of one of the nation's most prominent Republicans behind the overhaul.

Schwarzenegger said he has long supported the concept of universal health coverage, and in 2007 proposed a $14.7 billion overhaul of the health care market in California.

That effort failed in part because of concerns over cost, but the governor credits the effort with helping lay the groundwork for the federal bill signed this year.

The governor said it is time to set politics aside and start implementing the new law, even as many cash-strapped states worry the costs of the overhaul will widen their budget shortfalls.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100429/ap_on_re_us/us_schwarzenegger_health_care