State Of The Union Health Care Points Explained

In his State Of The Union speech Tuesday, President Obama touched on an issue that's been a top focus of his administration: improving health care. Here's what he said, and what it means for the medical industry and everyday Americans.

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Comments

[media4me]

03:44 PM on 01/31/2011

News flash.
Obamacare ruled unconstitutional.
No front page on HP?

[sycodon]

07:39 PM on 01/30/2011

Obama thinks it's so great, he's exempting all his buddies and political donors:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/28/tawdry-details-of-obamacare-420960137/?page=2

[media4me]

03:42 PM on 01/31/2011

Yup,
The unions are getting a pass on this "great" program.

[Lllahim]

11:56 PM on 01/28/2011

I am surprised that President Obama and the Democrats have not embraced the moniker ObamaCare. Obama should say how flattered he is to have a transformational and caring Law named after him given it is the collective work of a Democratic Congress and the American people. He should accept ObamaCare as an honour and hopefully a lasting legacy to his caring presidency. ObamaCare actually has a nice ring to it.

[jane8877]

04:45 PM on 01/28/2011

Still no story from HP about those poor and very sick people on Gov. Jan Brewer's self-created death row in AZ and the 280,000 sick, disabled, physically and mentally in AZ that are about to join them. Why isn't this story being screamed from the front pages, with the added twist that it's a Republican from ILL who's trying to save all these people?????!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/41285437#41285437

[independentthinker2]

04:15 PM on 01/28/2011

Today’s news tells the average person that health insurance waivers are now up to 729, plus four states, plus four new SEIU waivers. Seems the “Affordable Care Act” will only be affordable for a select few. Once again the haves and have not’s. The very people who supported the Democrats and the president on passage of this bill are now opted-out!!

[quisp65]

10:08 AM on 01/27/2011

Don't like ideas HP? lol... tactic of the weak.

[quisp65]

09:50 AM on 01/27/2011

A label does not define if something is a bad idea or not. That is determined by its own merits. But the healthcare bill was fascist in nature because it was written by insurance companies and tells us to all buy insurance.

[Madison Lib]

09:47 AM on 01/27/2011

This HC law is not what I would have wanted - the public option or single payer - but it's a move in the right direction. I don't like the idea of a mandate without that public option to force prices down through competition. I'm afraid that will artificially inflate prices. Why we dance around the idea of a government program of health care and coverage is beyond me - this should not be a for-profit industry.

[Alison Rose Levy]

06:15 AM on 01/27/2011

Solid overview of major points-- and too bad the President did not mention either integrative medicine and lifestyle management as a way to maintain health, or require the drug industry to either cap their prices, or live with competition from generics.

Alison
www.healthjournalistblog.com

[sycodon]

07:41 PM on 01/30/2011

He didn't mention that his buddies are getting waivers either.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/28/tawdry-details-of-obamacare-420960137/?page=2

[Julie Chrisranjana]

03:47 AM on 01/27/2011

Nice move by the President, having made the insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing disorders, which is commonly not done. But these coverage should be done at a affordable rate with affordable premiums hope the affordable care act meets this demand.

http://www.chrisranjana.com