WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's main idea for getting quality health care at less cost was in jeopardy Wednesday after key medical providers called his administration's initial blueprint so complex it's unworkable....
Obama Plan For Health Care Quality Dealt A Setback
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Wed, 05/11/2011 - 5:13pm
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