2010 budget and health care priorities

President Obama releases 2010 budget and health care priorities.

President Obama provided a budget outline that highlights the priorities for his Administration, including eight principles for health care reform: 1) protecting families' financial health; 2) ensuring that coverage is affordable; 3) aiming for universality; 4) achieving portability of coverage; 5) guaranteeing choice; 6) investing in prevention and wellness; 7) improving patient safety and quality of care; and 8) maintaining long-term fiscal sustainability. Although no specific proposals for health care reform are provided to address these eight principles, the President's budget includes a 10 year $634 billion reserve fund for health care reform. The President has stated that the reserve fund will not fully fund comprehensive reform of the health care system and that he will work with Congress to find additional resources.
For more info: President Obama's 2010 Budget proposal - www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget