Blog stage Two

There was an article published by wall street journal. I chose this topic because I wanted to learn more about the healthcare reform from the others, health care seemed to be a major issue in many of the discussions in all over America. What this nation must realize is that no single idea will solve the problem. There is no simple solution to the problem. Multiple steps need to be taken to reform this country's health care system. It is time for the people to say they have had enough and realize that the current system is inefficient and fails to provide quality care to all persons who live within its borders. Providing quality care for a reasonable price is not an insurmountable goal.

Obama Takes Health-Care Pitch to the Young.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- President Barack Obama Thursday made his case that sweeping health legislation would make it easier and cheaper for young people to buy coverage.

Speaking to a supportive crowd that consisted mostly of students at the University of Maryland here, the president defended the idea that most Americans would be required to buy health insurance under the plan, an idea that could meet resistance from young adults.

"When you're young, I know this isn't always an issue," he told the crowd of about 15,000. "You think you're invulnerable. That's how I thought."

The president also cited the bill released Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee, along with the other legislation moving through Congress, as having promise. "Each bill has its strengths, and there are a lot of similarities between them," he said.

Getting young adults covered is a key plank of the health overhaul. Lawmakers have already proposed allowing Americans to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they reach their mid-20s. The Senate Finance Committee proposal calls for offering young adults a new, cheaper insurance plan that would cover catastrophic treatment and preventive health services.

Much of the address centered on the same proposals for fixing the health system that Mr. Obama outlined in his joint address to Congress last week. They include requiring insurance companies to stop denying coverage to people who are sick and creating caps on out-of-pocket costs. The president reiterated that he wants a new government-run health-insurance plan, saying it can co-exist alongside private insurance the same way that public and private universities do.

Mallory Gill, a 21-year-old senior at the university who attended the speech, was treated for skin cancer and gets insurance from her parents. "I'm really worried what's going to happen to me when I get off my parents' insurance," she said. She liked Mr. Obama's speech and supports his plan, but questioned its impact on more skeptical people. "I don't think anybody who was there changed their mind."

The president was introduced by Rachel Peck, a 20-year-old junior who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. "My disease is one that will require constant care, annual body scans and costly daily medication for the rest of my life," she told the crowd, which was pepped up by a band and cheerleaders. "What will happen to me then? What happens if my cancer returns and I can't pay for more radiation?"

The speech was interrupted early on when a young man wearing a blue shirt and a hat, sitting in the back of the stadium, stood and began shouting a string of remarks that included calling the president a liar. It momentarily derailed the president and elicited loud boos from the crowd.