"Mayo Clinic Calls House Plan Bad Medcine

Obama loses support on reform

Christina Bellantoni and Jennifer Haberkorn, Washington Times, July 21

Minnesota's not-for-profit Mayo Clinic, which Mr. Obama has repeatedly hailed as
offering top quality care at affordable costs, blasted the House Democrats'
version of the health care plan as lawmakers continue to grapple with several
bills from each chamber and multiple committees.

The Mayo Clinic said there are some positive elements of the bill, but overall
"the proposed legislation misses the opportunity to help create higher quality,
more affordable health care for patients."

"In fact, it will do the opposite," clinic officials said, because the proposals
aren't patient-focused or results-oriented. "The real losers will be the
citizens of the United States."…

White House aides did not have a response to the criticism from the Mayo Clinic,
which Republicans exploited. Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, used his
Twitter feed to spread the Mayo Clinic statement, adding: "They are right."

An ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that Mr. Obama's approval rate on how
he's handling health care has slipped below 50 percent for the first time. The
president's overall popularity has dipped just slightly.

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