Politico (1/25, Haberkorn) reports that while the healthcare reform law “is Obama’s most significant domestic policy accomplishment…it only got a fleeting mention Tuesday” during his State of the Union speech. Obama “cited the healthcare law as a sign that he’s willing to put ideology aside and work with Republicans.”
The Hill (1/25, Baker) reports in its “Healthwatch” blog, “Although Democrats insist that Obama will be able to campaign on the healthcare law, it was almost entirely absent from a speech that helped establish the themes and frames of his reelection campaign.” The piece notes, “It’s by far the smallest amount of attention healthcare has gotten in Obama’s three State of the Union addresses, never mind the joint-session address he devoted entirely to trying to push healthcare across the finish line in 2009.”
MedPage Today (1/25) reports, “Obama devoted a mere one sentence of his more than one-hour address to healthcare reform, saying, ‘I will not go back to the days when health insurance companies had unchecked power to cancel your policy, deny you coverage, or charge women differently from men.’” Medscape (1/25, Lowes) also reports this story.
Obama Gives Little Attention To Healthcare Reform Law In SOTU Speech.
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