Obama tries to start conversation on health care

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation can’t afford to wait for the economy to recover before tackling out-of-control medical costs, President Barack Obama is telling some of the most powerful players in the health care reform debate. “If we want to create jobs and rebuild our economy, then we must address the crushing cost of health care this year, in this administration,” Obama says in remarks prepared for delivery to a White House forum on the issue Thursday. Excerpts were released by the White House. “Making investments in reform now, investments that will dramatically lower costs, won’t add to our budget…

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