On the PBS "Nightly Business Report," Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal editorial page said: "We all know the war on terror is the number one issue in the campaign. But can you name the real number two? Take my word, number two is the cost of health care. It`s the great white shark swimming below the surface of American politics, eating incomes and jobs. ... Well there`s going to be a presidential debate in two weeks. I think we know where these two stand on terror. Before electing either of them the next four years, let`s hear more, much more, about how they plan to save us from the great white shark of health care costs."
Posted by schwitz at September 22, 2004 11:23 AMHenninger's concerns echo those of Surgeon General Richard Carmona, though in a different health area.
Carmona called obesity the "terror within" at last year's ACHJ meeting. Considering that obesity contributed $170 billion to the health care budget back in 2000...it's a fat white shark indeed.
Posted by: Marilyn Meinke-Murphy at September 23, 2004 02:09 PM