US President's plans for health care reform gets mixed reaction
Although heckled by some, US President Barack Obama has made one of the most important speeches of his presidency, as he faced Congress on September 9 over his plans for health care reform, said UK public broadcaster the BBC's North American Correspondent, Mark Mardwell, covering the event in Washington DC.
Mr Obama said that failure to introduce reform had led the country to breaking point and it was now time to act. He said he planned to improve health insurance for those who have it and to create an insurance exchange to extend cover to those who do not. Republicans said Mr Obama's plans would make health care much more expensive.
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