Obama Health Care Costs WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Obama Health Care Costs
Speaking before the American Medical Association on Monday, June 15, 2009, President Barack Obama spoke about his proposal to create a program for taxpayer-funded health care coverage. He said a coalition of U.S. health groups would cut rising costs by $2 trillion over the next decade. 1 Early estimates from the Congressional Budget Office are that the proposed plan will cover an additional 16 million individuals at a cost of $1 trillion dollars. 2
Fast Facts:
- 47 million Americans do not have insurance coverage.3
- Medicare is a federal program that provides hospital coverage and prescriptions to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.4
- Medicaid is a state and federal program that covers health costs for low-income parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities.5
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Research Notes References
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal: Obama's Health Cost Illusion (June 8, 2009)
- ↑ The Washington Post: Obama Initiatives Hit Speed Bumps On Capitol Hill (June 19, 2009)
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch: Doctors Diagnose Problems With Obama Health Plan
- ↑ Wikipedia: Medicare (United States)
- ↑ Wikipedia: Medicaid
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Health Care Costs Under Obama, President Obama Health Care Costs
- Last update: Sep. 14, 2009
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