Obama’s Aggressive Agenda for Healthcare Reform
Word has is that President Obama wants a vote on his health care reform plan before Congress recesses for summer. It is an aggressive timeline …
Our health care reform gold star of the week goes to Congressman John Hall who proposes that Congress itself participate in whatever health care plan is passed . Congressman Hall subscribes to the theory – if it’s good enough for you., it’s good enough for us Hat’s off to him for this proactive approach for staving off critics of the yet to be fully designed plan.
Our health care reform black mark of the week goes to Richard Scott; founder of Columbia/HC who has formed the group Conservatives for Patients Right and raised nearly $20 million to fight President Obama’s plan. Keep in mind that Mr. Scott is the same man who was ousted from the company he founded after the FBI raided five Columbia Hospitals and three executives were indicted for systemic Medicare fraud. Seems that he’s the wrong guy to be telling us we’re wrong in trying to fix this mess he helped create.
The bottom line is that fixing health care is key to righting the economy. They are inextricably intertwined. We cannot move forward without some kind of health care reform. Obama’s plan may not be perfect, might not even be close, but at least it is a start. And you have to start somewhere.
Tags: Employee Health, Health Care Reform, health costs, occupational health
