Obama already on the job...

[carpe diem]

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prwebxml163714.php

FOCUSCORE, INC. DIRECTOR APPLAUDS BARACK OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE IDEAS Calls Obama Health Care Strategy “…first truly imaginative proposal offered…”
Louis Wise, director at FocusCore, Inc., called for support of U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama’s proposal to cut health care costs.

Arlington Heights, IL (PRWEB) October 4, 2004 – Louis Wise, director at FocusCore, Inc., at the company’s annual client appreciation luncheon, held September 30, 2004, called for support of U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama’s proposal to cut health care costs.

Louis Wise, director of FocusCore, Inc. stated, “Mr. Obama’s recommendation to pool small business owner’s workers into one health care program is the first truly imaginative proposal offered by any of this country’s candidates for office.
“Offering affordable health insurance to employers, who enroll their employees in our professional employment core services organization, has been an important benefit to our clients. On average our clients have saved over 25% in health care costs using a risk pooling strategy offered by FocusCore. This is very similar to the program proposed by Mr. Obama,” Mr. Wise added.

[tomfodw]

1. Good idea but not really new

People have been suggesting this for years. There are some legal issues in the way, but I've never understood why it wasn't done a long time ago.

I know it will never happen in this country, but I still think we should make the largest possible group, which is of course the entire country. In other words, a single-payer system, aka national health insurance. Call me a dreamer.