Health Care

Health Care

The Obama health plan, arguments for and against

The House of Representatives today approved U.S. for the first time in U.S. history a bill that would establish a near-universal health system. Although the vast majority of Democrats in the House, the result was very tight, as the project received 220 votes in favor, only two more than needed. E n Voted against 176 Republicans supported it only one-and moderate orientation 39 Democrats, most conservative districts in the south. For Barack Obama, the result is a very important victory, because it has been marked as one of the priorities of his presidency approval of the reform of the health system with which their predecessors dreamed Democrats in office, but never succeeded.

One day is not enough analysis to detail the key issues Obama health program. Keep in mind the size of the project, in addition to hoarding 900,000 million in the next ten years, one sector is important in disrupting the U.S. economy. In the German press, the sale of Opel to Magna is the key issue on the campaign trail. No doubt, 'Obama care', as the press has dubbed it, is a controversial project but now more than ever it is possible. The Economist devotes an editorial to this issue entitled "the art of the possible." In it, he argues that Obama's speech on Wednesday in Congress will be remembered as one of the defining moments of this government, "leading to success or disaster." For The Economist, the big question right now is whether the state should provide a "public option." That is, if the state must leave room for the private sector so that people can pay for your insurance in case of not wanting to qualify to public services. Insurers and Republicans argue that the State shall then unequal competition on companies. Liberals say that if there is no state system of quality insurance prices will not fall. There is some truth in both arguments. But not only the most contentious issues of the plan called the attention of the American press, but Obama's style is gaining a lead. If yesterday was the Wall Street Journal, in disagreement with the background, how he praised Obama defended his plan, today's Financial Times who notices the president's speech. "Obama was right to not go to Congress, but the entire country. Stated his case intelligently, articulate and with a controlled passion "he says. But the British newspaper also stops at the bottom explaining that two questions remain unanswered. First, the possibility of offering the "public option." Second, if the bill is what Obama stands for and how it will be paid. The plan can not, and should not, go ahead if you clarify these points. The big question right now is whether the state should offer a public option in health. Question of figures The New York Times notices two arguments that Obama cited in his speech Wednesday. First, it is a moral issue. The second, that "there are problems too big for individuals to solve them by ...