Obama’s agenda: How to maintain momentum and defend ‘ObamaCare’
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Divided government is back, with Republicans taking charge of the House Wednesday. Can Mr. Obama, fresh from his Hawaiian vacation, maintain his momentum?
The Republicans are gunning to repeal health-care reform, Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment, with a House vote scheduled for Jan. 12. Top Ten political quotes of 2010
Obama also faces pressure from the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R) of California, who plans to investigate what he calls the “corruption” of the Obama administration. The president took the high road Monday night when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One if he expects a chilly reception from Republicans, particularly on health care, upon his return to Washington.
Shortly after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would cut off late-stage breast cancer patients from Avastin, the Obama Administration announced it would create “end of life counseling” program for Medicare patients.
Here’s another Berwick quote: “The decision is not whether or not we will ration care, the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.”
The Food and Drug Administration decision threatens the drug pipeline that has saved lives for decades. But even if drug companies throw caution to the wind and continue to produce the drugs, what good will it do if patients are denied access?
Will America continue to pursue cutting-edge (and often expensive) drugs to save lives, or will we worship at the altar of government budgetary goals.
What is the point of Obama Cares?
Obama cares if children with preexisting conditions are denied coverage, while insurance companies impose devastating annual and lifetime caps.
Obama cares that young people stay on their parents’ plans until age 26.
Obama cares if pregnant women and breast cancer survivors can be denied coverage.
Obama cares if health care repeal explodes the federal deficit by143 billion over the next ten years and1 trillion over the next two decades.
