Obama, who has made reform of the health care legislative priority, he stressed that Congress pass a plan to increase costs and reduce the number of uninsured. But added, "We have not taken the line in the sand" on other matters.
"The community, I think, is important for this discipline in the insurance companies," Obama said at a press conference at the White House. "I think that there will be some healthy debate on this form will take."
United States produces about 2.5 billion dollars a year on health care, about 16 percent of gross domestic product, but in many activities with the necessary steps in the field of health. Approximately 47 million Americans are uninsured, and less access to health care.
Obama, who promised reform during the presidential campaign has intensified its efforts to sell the public on the proposal, a series of meetings and speeches, including one in the White House on Wednesday evening.
In an interview with ABC "Good Morning America" that was released on Wednesday, Obama said: "correct" in the Congress believe that health care reform passed this year, as the "Americas must understand that people do."
Suggested that those who do not have insurance through the company and can not afford a purchase on the private market, where insurers and private insurance plans compete.
Obama immediately after the press, the organization that represents private health insurance, which the company issued a final rejection of the state run health plan, the publication June 19 letter to Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy on the website.
"The alternative plan of government - in whatever form - it is not necessary to achieve a comprehensive reform will have consequences and is very effective in health insurance," the letter said American Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
Republicans and private insurance companies have expressed concerns about the plan, argued this would lead to the acquisition of the entire U.S. health care system and private insurance companies, business units.
Obama rejected the idea that, at a press conference.
"If private insurers say that the market provides the best quality health care, if we say that they offer much, and why a government which can not start to say something, it suddenly to conduct business? It is not logical," he said. "They must be able to compete."
Negotiations and COST
Democrats in Congress who are developing law reform in the hope of maintaining the health of choice, but also suggests that the non-profit, medical co-operatives may be formed to compete with insurance companies.
Obama said the government planned to start, which can help the whole system more efficient.
"If the general plan, for example, is able to significantly reduce the cost of administrative and I want that insurance companies take into account," he said. "This is good for all people in the system."
He reiterated his promise to reform health - early estimates could cost more than 1.6 billion dollars - will be devoted primarily to reallocate resources and can not be added to the record U.S. deficit.
"If we spend a lot of money, most of which will be financed through reallocation of existing dollars in the health care system, but does not detract from the good," said Obama.
He opened the press conference said he was convinced that progress in health care in Congress, which has sent the draft back to the end of the year.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a group which has a leading role in writing the law, and met with Democratic Republic of the member groups and is optimistic that in the end come to an agreement.
"Every time there is more room for comfort in all important matters. Still there is no longer, but it is a very strong impression that the senator wants to reach agreement on major outstanding issues," he said.
Baucus and after meetings with key Senate Democrats and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who called on them to plan for bipartisan health. "Rahm said he wanted to download bipartisan," Baucus for journalists.
He said that they wish to keep the costs under 1 trillion dollars. Concerns about costs causing delays in the schedule to the Commission to consider more knowledgeable of the laws.
"I think that it is important to develop a reliable product. It is not enough to get the product and no way to pay for it," Republican Senator Olympia Snowe told reporters after the meeting.
(Additional reporting Andrew Quinn and Susan Cornwell, editing, Chris Wilson and Patricia Zengerle)
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