Obama appeals for public support on health care

President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies this morning in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health care overhaul legislation. Obama contended that insurers have calculated that they'll make more money by denying coverage to some and jacking up rates on others. "And they will keep doing this for as long as they can get away with it," Obama said in excerpts of a speech he will d e l i ve r l a t e r t o d ay i n Philadelphia. "So how much higher do premiums have to rise until we do something about it?" O b a m a ' s...