Promise Posts – Page 11

Barack Obama

Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog

Veterans benefits claim backlog dropped in Obama’s second term | December 29, 2016

Barack Obama

Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration

Benefit claims are going digital, slowly | October 22, 2012

Barack Obama

Issue a “best practices” report for states on reducing domestic violence

‘Best practices’ reports to combat domestic violence are specialized, not comprehensive | November 14, 2012

Barack Obama

Create a fund for international small and medium enterprises (SME)

Delivered on seed money, but not on technical support | June 21, 2012

Barack Obama

Provide $50 billion by 2013 for the global fight against HIV/AIDS

Spending is less than promised, but more people receive medical treatment and care | July 30, 2012

Barack Obama

Direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of federal cancer initiatives

Cancer Moonshot takes steps to unify federal agencies | December 22, 2016

Barack Obama

Invest $10 billion per year in early intervention educational and developmental programs

Mixed record on early intervention educational programs | September 21, 2010

Barack Obama

Set a national goal to provide re-screening for all 2-year-olds for developmental disorders

Big move forward on developmental screening, still long way to go | December 12, 2012

Barack Obama

Require that health plans utilize disease management programs

Health care law expands requirements for disease management | January 14, 2013

Barack Obama

Require providers to report measures of health care costs and quality

Affordable Care Act ramps up carrots and sticks for health providers to collect, report data | April 30, 2012

Barack Obama

Require health care providers to report preventable medical errors

Affordable Care Act encourages health providers to report ‘hospital acquired conditions’ | April 30, 2012

Barack Obama

Hold hospitals and health plans accountable for disparities in care

Significant progress stops short of full data, accountability | December 14, 2012

Barack Obama

Strengthen antitrust laws to prevent overcharging for malpractice insurance

New health care law takes steps toward reining in malpractice excesses | April 8, 2010

Barack Obama

Reimburse employer health plans for a portion of catastrophic costs

Limited reimbursements in the final health care bill | July 2, 2010

Barack Obama

Mandate insurance coverage of autism treatment

Autism coverage mandate varies across states and health plans | October 12, 2016

Barack Obama

Fully fund the Combating Autism Act and Federal Autism Research Initiatives

More funding for autism aid, but short of stated goal | November 16, 2012

Barack Obama

Enforce pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules

President signed a PAYGO bill, but GOP House changed key Democratic rule | December 20, 2012

Barack Obama

Create more public-private business incubators for poor communities

Administration funds business incubators, but with less money than promised | January 4, 2010

Barack Obama

Repeal the Bush tax cuts for higher incomes

Tax rates rise for incomes over $450,000 | January 2, 2013

Barack Obama

Freeze the 2009 estate tax law

Obama, Republicans split the difference on estate tax rates | January 2, 2013

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