Opinion US Health Care -- Good for America, a Burden for the World?

Obama's historic health care package is the most important reform America has seen in decades, and it will ensure that 95 percent of Americans get access to coverage. But what is good for the US may not be positive for the president himself -- nor for the rest of the world. The new law will dominate discussion in the run-up to mid-term elections, and pressing global issues will be neglected.