President Obama's budget proposal Monday was tough on the health care sector, which enjoyed none of the big-bucks proposals he offered in energy and infrastructure. The president repeated calls for some seniors for some seniors to pay more into Medicare, proposed deep cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and would trim expenses at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. But he also proposed some new health care money--for primary care doctors, for Alzheimer's research, for administration at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and for improved food and drug inspections in China.

Did the president's approach strike the right balance?