For some reason I can't reply directly on Harut's blog entry like I originally wanted to, so I'll post a new blog as a response to his comments:

I definitely agree with Harut that there is absolutely no time to spare and that this issue cannot take a backseat, especially with the current economic crisis that we are faced with in America. Even fewer families are able to afford healthcare now than before the collapse of the economy. I'm glad that we have a president who now sees this and has made healthcare reform a priority. There are a lot of things that President Obama said last night in his State of the Nation and I got the following from a CNN article and thought it was really interesting:

"Obama's prescription for health-care reform included making "the largest investment ever" in preventive care, rooting out Medicare fraud and investing in electronic health records and new technology in an effort to reduce errors, bring down costs, ensure privacy and save lives."

I think it is interesting that he puts preventive care so high on his to-do list, as this is a topic that we debated heavily just a few weeks ago. The link for the rest of the CNN article is:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/obama.health.care/index.html