Happy 90-Day Anniversary, Health Care Bill: Obama Touts Progress
From Sunlen Miller:
Marking the 90-day anniversary of signing the health care bill into law, President Obama today touted that Americans across the country are already seeing the effect of the health care bill.
“While it will take a few years to fully implement this law, we can already see it taking effect,” Obama said. He was referencing the many personal stories of Americans who were in the audience in the East Room today who have already seen their health care situation improve over the last three months.
As part of the ongoing effort to implement the law, Mr. Obama also announced new regulations within the law that are being issued today by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury – to implement a new Patient’s Bill of Rights to help children with pre-existing conditions gain coverage and keep it, protect the choice of Americans’ doctors and end lifetime limits of the care consumers receive.
“This long overdue step has one overriding focus, and that's looking out for the American consumer,” Obama said.
