Obama must ignore lobbyists for insurers, doctors, drug makers
(NEWSER) - In dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform amount to “hush money,” writes Reich. "When they all get paid off, who will do the paying? Middle-class Americans who are already in a financial squeeze." More»
