Now, the reason Natoma's not here today is that she's lying in a hospital bed. She's wracked with worry not only about her illness, but about the costs of the tests and the treatment that she's surely going to need to beat it. So, you want to know why I'm here, Ohio? I'm here because of Natoma. I'm here because of the countless others who've been forced to face the most terrifying challenges in their lives with the added burden of medical bills they can't pay. I don't think that's right. Neither do you. That's why we need health insurance right now. Health insurance reform right now. I'm here because of my own mother's story. She died of cancer. And in the last six months of her life, she was on the phone in her hospital room, arguing with insurance companies instead of focusing on getting well and spending time with her family. I'm here because of the millions who are denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions or dropped from coverage when they get sick. I'm here because of the small businesses who are forced to choose between healthcare and hiring. I'm here because of the seniors unable to afford the prescriptions that they need. I'm here because of folks seeing their premiums go up 20 and 30 and 40 and 50 and 60% in a year. That is not the America I believe in. That's not the America that you believe in. When you here people who are more worried about the politics of it than what's right and what's wrong, I want you to think about Natoma and the millions of people all across this country who are looking for some help and looking for some relief. That's why we need health insurance reform right now!

标题
Reform in No Uncertain Terms (Obama)

视频介绍
Health Policy Speech - March 16, 2010
President Obama speaks to a crowd in Elyria, Ohio, about the benefits of health reform.

Speaker: Barack Obama, President of the United States of America