White House Town Hall Short on Specifics

The White House town hall earlier this week brought new attention to health reform, but did not clarify how President Obama hopes to achieve his goals. Instead, the town hall meeting featured real stories from Americans who have struggled under our current system, and provided an overview of what the President hopes that health reform will look like.

According to the Associated Press, the President would like to eliminate pre-existing condition exclusion periods and redistribute healthcare spending in a more efficient way. He also discussed how important it is for us to change incentives that reward providers for offering a greater number of services, rather than better quality of care. However, he offered few specifics. Congress will be working hard to finalize some legislation in the coming weeks that may address these issues.