Obama Hosts White House Forum On Health Reform
White House Domestic Policy Adviser Melody Barnes (C) delivers remarks while flanked by U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and volunteer firefighter and EMT Travis Ulerick of Dublin, Indiana, during the opening session of the White House's forum on health care reform in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pointing to statistics that say the cost of health care now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds, Obama called on about 120 guests, including doctors, patients, lawmakers and health insurers, to help quickly fix the skyrocketing cost of health care. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Barack Obama;Melody Barnes;Travis Ulerick
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