I will tell you as a Member of the Committee I was very concerned about the report that was released by the VA Inspector...
There is a national debate going on now about health care reform.
Our policyholders, given the opportunity to be aware of the features of the very policy that they think they are buying.
This would warrant a hearing. This would warrant us looking into this and digging deep to see what's going on.
If that's what this is about today that you're saying to us, Mike, if you could just make this as readable as what you g...
What we need, I think, is some really good concrete ideas on how to make that better.
It's amazing how quickly you become the Ranking Member here.
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 car...
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.
