Obama’s Announcement: Trillions in Health Care Savings

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President Obama has gathered all the fronts in the health care debate? doctors, drug makers, hospitals, and insurance companies?and persuaded them to play nice for the sake of the nation’s economy. These groups are expected to join President Obama today in announcing their commitment to a sharp reduction in the growth of national health spending. The new plan would potentially save a family of four $2,500 and would save the country $2 trillion over the next ten years. The Takeaway’s man in Washington, Todd Zwillich, joins us with a report.

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