Do Americans want government health care reform?: As President Barack Obama hosts a Thursday summit at the White House on health care reform, recent national polling suggests that nearly three out of four Americans support government programs to improve the country’s health care system. | CNN

Obama takes on health care reform: President Barack Obama pumped health care allies and skeptics alike for ways to overhaul the nation’s costly and frustrating system Thursday and heard only applause and agreement when he told them there’s “a clear consensus that the need for health care reform is here and now.”| Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Basic Health Plan could shed 42,000 people: The Health Care Authority says it could meet the governor’s goal of $252 million in savings by dropping enrollment by 42,000 people in the next budget cycle. That’s on top of the 7,700 slots the agency plans to eliminate by the end of April. | The Olympian

Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured: As the recession worsens, America’s businesses and families are feeling the squeeze of these tough economic times. Unemployment is at its highest rate in decades, and economic forecasts suggest that troubles are likely to continue for many months to come. At the same time, the cost of health coverage continues to rise, and millions of Americans remain uninsured, with more workers losing their jobs and the health insurance that they rely on with each passing week. | Families USA