Health Care Reform: The Struggles Continue
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On Monday, the White House unveiled their plan to cover 31 million more Americans at a cost of $950 billion over a decade, reports The Wall Street Journal. But hurdles to passage continue to crop up. Moderate Democrats, eyeing the polls, are hesitant to offer their support for the bill, and Republicans say the bill is too large and out of touch with what the public is calling for. The coverage of abortion also continues to be a point of contention.
And as for compromise across the aisles, it isn't looking good, the Journal reports. Nonetheless, Democrats and Republicans will come together tomorrow for a televised bipartisan health care summit to try again to find some common ground. The discussions will center on the need to control skyrocketing health care costs, reforming the insurance market, reducing the deficit and expanding coverage.
The six-hour summit will be held at Blair House, and will start at 10 a.m.
