Just fyi - Here is a link to the proposed HHS component of the budget
President Obama and OMB Chief Orszag announced this morning
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services1.pdf
Quoting Adam Oliver <[log in to unmask]>:
> This list is full of old cynics, I know (I was wondering where I got
> it from) - but the following may be of interest (admittedly, it is
> a bit vague at the moment).
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> SPOTLIGHT: HEALTH CARE RESERVE
> President Obama plans to release an outline of a more than $3.1
> trillion fiscal year 2010 budget proposal that will include a
> 10-year, $634 billion reserve fund to help finance comprehensive
> health care reform. According to the proposal, Obama would remain
> "committed to working with the Congress to find additional
> resources" to finance the remainder of the cost of health care
> reform, which likely will cost at least $1 trillion. The proposal
> will not include a specific health care reform plan but will include
> general guidelines for health care reform that would place the U.S.
> on a "clear path to cover all Americans" and allow U.S. residents
> to have a choice of health plans. The budget proposal would finance
> half of the reserve fund with increased revenue and half with
> reduced spending in other areas. Meanwhile, Obama next week plans to
> host a White House summit that will focus on health care reform.
> (story)
> <Fw:%20American%20Health%20Line%20for%20Thursday,%20February%2026,%202009.EML/#s_46831>
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