President Obama Establishes White House Office of
Health Reform

post from Obama HQ on 08 April 2009 03:39:08 PM. © Obama HQ

With the ultimate goal of providing all Americans access to affordable and high-quality health care, President Obama today issued an executive order establishing the White House Office of Health Reform. The opening section of the order states:

Reforming the health care system is a key goal of my Administration. The health care system suffers from serious and pervasive problems; access to health care is constrained by high and rising costs; and the quality of care is not consistent and must be improved, in order to improve the health of our citizens and our economic security.

The new White House Office of Health Reform will:

... provide leadership to the executive branch in establishing policies, priorities, and objectives for the Federal Government's comprehensive effort to improve access to health care, the quality of such care, and the sustainability of the health care system.

Today's statement is an important signal that work on health care reform, one of the top prioriites of the Obama Administration, has begun.

Read the full text of the executive order establishing the White House Office of Health Reform . . .

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Obama may compromise on carbon trading

post from Obama Blog on 08 April 2009 01:46:00 PM. © Obama Blog

The White House is ready to battle global warming -- a change from the previous administration -- but he may be willing to compromise in some cases.

Some businesses may be able to get emission allowances free bypassing the carbon trading system.

The Obama administration is also looking to fight climate change by cooling air according to science adviser John Holdren.

Known as geoengineering, the idea involves shooting pollution particles into the upper atmosphere to reflect the sun's rays.

Using such an experimental measure is only being thought of as a last resort, Holdren said.

"It's got to be looked at. We don't have the luxury ... of ruling any approach off the table."

Telegraph.co.uk

Obama Is Open to Compromise on Climate Agenda

Wall Street Journal - ?2 hours ago? By IAN TALLEY WASHINGTON -- The White House is open to compromise on certain key elements of its climate-change agenda, including whether businesses could get some emissions allowances free, administration officials said Wednesday. Obama looking at cooling air to fight warming The Associated Press Obama to Meet With Economic Team on Stress Tests, Recovery Plan Bloomberg

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