Using the failed attempt at some sort of national plan at the hands of Hillary Clinton in 1993 as a contrast, President Obama discusses his reasons for being hopeful on a plan for healthcare reform this time around.

… I think probably the biggest change politically is that businesses now recognize that if we don’t get a handle on this stuff, that they’re going to continue to be operating at a competitive disadvantage with other countries. And so they anxiously seek serious reform …

Obama continues to use the idea of “sustainability” when discussing the problems with the cost of care delivery and profound waste in the “system” of healthcare in this country. An interesting yet careful choice of words — designed to be forward thinking in terms of planning, but also formulated to call to attention the urgency of action that reform warrants. | LINK

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