Abstract from another Site but had reference to my media articles and quotes.## from www.storagedumpasia.co m When the US Congress convenes for business, after the July 4 Independence Day celebrations, the Obama administration will come face to face with its biggest challenge – getting Congress to approve its massive health care reform package [7]. Governments in Asia have varying degrees of success when it comes to health care provision to the citizens. According to Aparnaa Somanathan of the Institute of Policy Studies, Equity in Asia-Pacific Health Systems, universal access to healthcare is the goal for many governments in Asia. How governments reach this goal is the subject of much study and debate. Somanathan lauds Hong Kong and Sri Lanka for leading the charge in the provision of universal healthcare service regardless of social status. Market research firm, Frost and Sullivan, estimates that IT spending among healthcare organizations will reach US$10 billion by 2012. “Healthcare ...