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  Obama's promised health care overhaul delayed
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ContributorGerald Farinas 
Last EditedGerald Farinas  Feb 04, 2009 02:30pm
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News DateWednesday, February 4, 2009 08:30:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionPresident Barack Obama's push to revamp the costly and inefficient U.S. healthcare system was facing delay even before Tom Daschle, who was chosen to head the initiative, withdrew his nomination as health secretary.

With the administration and Congress preoccupied with righting the foundering economy, work on Obama's promise to make affordable care available for all Americans has been limited in Obama's first weeks in power.

Health care reform advocates are pushing for quick action and want Congress to act by the end of the year, well before lawmakers start political maneuvering for congressional elections next year.

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