Reaction to Presidential Speech on Health Care Legislation
American Medicial Association’s President Nancy Nielsen, M.D. and President-Elect J. James Rohack, M.D. responded to…
Presidential Remarks on Health Care Legislation
2009-06-15T12:13:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/4a4/287030-m.jpgPresident Obama spoke to doctors about health care reform at a meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago. He called the cost of health care a “ticking time bomb” that threatens to slow the nation’s economic recovery and urged the group to assist in efforts to reduce the costs of health care, embrace efforts to digitize medical records, and improve the quality of care. He also warned against the “fear tactics” being used by opponents of his proposal “to paint any effort to achieve reform as an attempt to socialize medicine.”President Obama spoke to doctors about health care reform at a meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago. He called the cost of health care a “ticking time… read more
Presidential Remarks on Health Care Legislation President Obama spoke to doctors about health care reform at a meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago. He called the cost of health care a “ticking time bomb” that threatens to slow the nation’s economic recovery and urged the group to assist in efforts to reduce the costs of health care, embrace efforts to digitize medical records, and improve the quality of care. He also warned against the “fear tactics” being used by opponents of his proposal “to paint any effort to achieve reform as an attempt to socialize medicine.” close
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