Lots of applause for announcement that he will sign tobacco bill into law
President Obama this morning wandered into what in the past has been the burial ground of health overhaul efforts past -- the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association.
This is a group, remember, that gave Hillary Clinton a standing ovation. So don't judge anything by how polite and/or warm they are.
Started out by reiterating the problem -- again. What Obama said: "If we do not fix our health care system, America may go the way of GM; paying more, getting less, and going broke." What he didn't say: "And end up being run by the govenment..."
What he said. "
If we fail to act, premiums will climb higher, benefits will erode further, the rolls of the uninsured will swell further..." What he didn't say. "And doctors won't have anyone left to pay their bills."
"I do think we need to explore a range of ideas about how to put patient safety first, let doctors focus on practicing medicine, and encourage broader use of evidence-based guidelines."
