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Obama team seeks public input on health careDec 31 2008 8:45AM
Associated Press Since mid-December, people across the country have held thousands of meetings set up by President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to air grievances about the health care system. At a meeting in Washington on Tuessday, Daschle said the volume of people looking to participate "is an indication of the degree of severity and concern that people have all over the country." The meetings resemble Congress' 2005 and 2006 efforts. Back then, the Citizens Health Care Working Group heard from more than 6,600 people at 84 meetings around the country and more than 14,000 in an Internet survey. But, the group's recommendation's weren't acted on. Daschle is hoping that a deteriorating health care system means his plans won't suffer the same fate. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 12-31-08 0837CST | save this article / add to your favorites list
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By doing this, we would be relieving the auto manufacturers from the burden of providing healthcare to their workers. The money saved could lower costs of cars and make them competitive in the marketplace.
Another benefit would be that a good healthcare plan on this scale can have all of its teething problems worked out before it goes nationwide.