During President Barack Obama’s state of the union address on February 12, the President touched on a number of key health care reform issues signaling that he will continue to push forward his agenda during his second Presidential term.
Early on in his speech, President Obama addressed the rising deficit, and the potential sequester in particular. While the President stated that the sequester would “slow our recovery and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs,” Congress’ proposed alternative of making cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits was described as “even worse.”
