US Capitol Capsule: Smooth sailing for healthcare, economy? Righting the ship
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
With the US economy looking up after the Labor Department on 6 December reported 203,000 newly added jobs in November, which pushed the unemployment rate down to 7% – the lowest in five years – and the performance and stability of the bug-plagued HealthCare.gov website increasingly improving, it appears President Barack Obama may be on his way to righting his ship.
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