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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (58992)	7/22/2009 3:54:25 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

A Republican Senator Dr. Frist first tackled the issue of health care. The issues mentioned here are still true today. I assume Obama's healthcare proposal will address nearly all of these. The interest groups in DC are serving as a barrier to move forward and it is now time to sweep them aside. ========================= How to Heal Health Care By Bill Frist and Hillary Clinton Wednesday, August 25, 2004; Page A17 At a time when much of our public discussion is riddled with disagreement, there is an emerging bipartisan consensus in one vitally important area: that the challenges facing U.S. health care require major, transformative change. Some steps are already underway. Recently the Department of Health and Human Services announced a 10-year plan to build a new health information infrastructure. And while there is no consensus yet on all the changes needed, we both agree that in a new system, innovations stimulated by information technology will improve care, lower costs, improve quality and empower consumers. ....contd at washingtonpost.com