Timeline

Here is a view of the last few years (and few Presidents) of what has been going on with health care...
2002: Health care cost rise, even after being stabilized in the mid 1990's by President Clinton.
2003: President Bush signs the Medicare Modernization Act, which makes Medicare include prescription drugs. This created a significant gap in the coverage, which was quickly nicknamed the "doughnut hole".
2006: National health care spending reach all time high of $2.2 trillion dollars! OR $7,421 per person.
2007: President Bush announces a health reform plan but it is not acted on by congress.
2008: Health reform takes center stage for debate during the Presidential elections.
2009: President Obama puts health care reform into motion. The House passes the bill and now Obama is waiting on the Senate for their version. Next the two must come together to create one bill, and then finally for President Obama to sign it.

Resources:
The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/us/politics/20090717_HEALTH_TIMELINE.html
Kaiser Health: http://healthreform.kff.org/flash/health-reform-new.html