Health Care Leaders Contradict Obama's 1.5% per year cost cut plan

I think these Health Care people, like Chrysler before them, are soon going to be given the Chicago head-smash if they keep this up.

The Washington office of the American Hospital Association sent a bulletin to its state and local affiliates to “clarify several points” about the White House meeting.

In the bulletin, Richard J. Pollack, the executive vice president of the hospital association, said: “The A.H.A. did not commit to support the ‘Obama health plan’ or budget. No such reform plan exists at this time.”

Moreover, Mr. Pollack wrote, “The groups did not support reducing the rate of health spending by 1.5 percentage points annually.”

Probably because they can't cut costs by that amount and still keep everyone employed and health care at a desirable level. Of course Obama will probably just mandate a 1.5% cut per year from on high and Pollack will have to scurry or be replaced.