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All Things Considered
June 15, 2009
by Joanne Silberner
Breaking Down Obama's Speech
See NPR's Julie Rovner's live blog of President Obama's speech to the American Medical Association.
All Things Considered, June 15, 2009 · Today, President Obama told the American Medical Association that the health care system costs too much, includes too few people and is unsustainable without major changes.
"But what I refuse to do is simply create a system where insurance companies have more customers on Uncle Sam's dime, but still fail to meet their responsibilities," Obama says.
Many doctors agree that lack of health insurance is a big problem. But their day-to-day concerns also include a lack of time with patients and a system that has evolved into a confusing web of paperwork.
Dr. Nancy Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association, says the biggest problem is when patients don't have health insurance.
"Every study that's been done has shown that people who lack health insurance don't go to the doctor for preventive care — they delay care," she says. For the rest of the article click here.
