Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Skeptics among us
In recent interviews with News India Times, a surprising portion of the usually pro-Obama Indian Americans revealed widespread hesitations over President Obama, his proposed health care reforms and the government-run public health insurance option.
While many interviewees were pro-reform and happy with their current health plans, many revealed that they were without health insurance. Yet another group revealed doubts about the place of the U.S. amongst the world's most developed countries and others expressed hesitation over the financing and administration of the public option.
"Obama isn't tackling the problem," said Sriram Sundarraj, 22, a financial analyst from New York, N.Y. "He's doing it because it was a campaign promise."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
While many interviewees were pro-reform and happy with their current health plans, many revealed that they were without health insurance. Yet another group revealed doubts about the place of the U.S. amongst the world's most developed countries and others expressed hesitation over the financing and administration of the public option.
"Obama isn't tackling the problem," said Sriram Sundarraj, 22, a financial analyst from New York, N.Y. "He's doing it because it was a campaign promise."
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: health insurance, healthcare, hesitations, insurance, obama health reform plan, obama speech healthcare, President Obama, United states
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