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Business and Jobs First…Then, Insurance

President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night addressed a number of topics from education, the environment, the future, jobs, banking, business. There was one other topic. Now, what was it? Yes, health insurance reform.

The President acknowledged that taking on health insurance reform was not “good politics.” And, while the President addressed health insurance reform, that topic took a back seat to economic issues. Particularly, the president laid out ideas to help out the middle class.

Now, does this mean that fundamental changes–affecting our businesses–to America’s health care system are no longer a priority of this President or that those efforts are “dead” as some predicted after the recent election in Massachusetts? Hardly, versions of both current bills have been passed, and the Democrats control Congress by a large majority. If the Administration can control the Congress and keep party unity, some version of a reform bill will most likely pass.

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