Well, the reality here in this country too, as you know, if you end up at an emergency ward, they treat you.
I think it's the obligation of this Committee to act.
I think you make a compelling point.
People have to know what they're buying. And what they're going to get. And what they're not going to get.
I would hate to get at the end of this and find out that we've only made it more complicated, not less complicated.
I think we've made it hopelessly complicated.
We also have, I think, a healthy suspicion about those who claim that government will solve all problems.
My understanding is that about 10 million aren't here as American citizens. Is that something we should do in health care reform?
The label doesn't really matter to me; it's something else.
Every thoughtful analysis of Medicare tells us that pretty quickly here, 7, 8 years out, it's insolvent.
You've got 50 states that regulate in this area. You've got a Federal Government that regulates in this area.
Your testimony worries me.
I think if we look back in 20 years and found out that is where we ended up here, that would be a tragedy.
One of the observations at least that I have made as I look back over the last months is it seems to me the big got bigger, they got more ta...
I would hate to think that we are not doing something here that will protect taxpayers in the future.
The tool we have been given, I think in the end is going to be the capital requirement.
There are always unintended consequences, and I just want to understand them.
If there are that many small firms out there that are going to benefit from this, my address is online.
