Obama Tries His Magic On Healthcare Reform

Facing death threats and opposition from insurance and pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. president struggles to realize the priority of his first year in office: the reform of the American healthcare system.

Critics are falling behind due to lack of leadership in the process as well as the bureaucratization of the same. Obama is putting a large portion of his credibility on the line for a project that his democratic predecessor, Bill Clinton, has already stumbled over.

The push for Obamacare claims “popular support” and assures us that his country is “closer than ever” to another historic change. What’s certain is that the plan to extend coverage to 46 million people – which shouldn’t be understood as the re-creation of European Social Security – is stuck in Congress.

It will be in September, with the return of camera activity, that he will face the test of fire. Meanwhile, Obama is shifting the debate to where he is more comfortable, with his feet on the ground, using testimonies (the death of his grandmother) that try to convince the U.S. that his reform does not contain measures in favor of abortion or euthanasia.