"We have laid the foundation for reducing the number of uninsured from more than 1 out of 7 people to something likely to approach 1 out of 15. We have constructed a health coverage system that very substantially builds on an individual private health market system and on public programs, combined with tax credit premium subsidies for moderate-income families -- which make health coverage much more means-sensitive and progressive. The health insurance system is much more regulated than before -- to the benefit of those who are most in need of health care. And we have initiated the first rudimentary steps for a higher-quality, more value-based health system."  MORE >>