A central notion in the Affordable Care Act was we had an inefficient system with a lot of waste that didn't also deliver the kind of quality that was needed that often put health care providers in a box where they wanted to do better for their patients, but financial incentives were skewed the other way... We don't need to reinvent the wheel; you're already figuring out what works to reduce infections in hospitals or help patients with complicated needs.
Barack ObamaI want to be very clear: I will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade.
Barack ObamaI want to make sure America has got the best education system in the world. And we're retaining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow.
Barack ObamaWe are going through historic times, and my vision is a world, first of all, in which America continues to be that one indispensable nation. Because we're taking care of our own people, because our economy is strong and our middle class is growing, and people feel like hard work is rewarded, and we are continuing to expand opportunity and diversity and tolerance and respect.
Barack ObamaWe have a stake in one another...what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart.
Barack Obama