Bill Clinton: “Good for them. I applaud them. And they're large enough that they might be really able to do it and have an impact on…”

“Good for them. I applaud them. And they're large enough that they might be really able to do it and have an impact on this. You know--Secretary Shalala can maybe refresh my memory, but as I remember, when we outlined the principles for a Patients' Bill of Rights in the commission that Secretary Shalala, Secretary Herman headed, I think there were--I don't know--14 or 15 HMO's that agreed right then, but some of them were not big enough to basically withstand the economic competition if they did it and others didn't. So I think it's a wonderful thing they've done, and I hope it's the first step toward a resolution of this issue. Situation in Chechnya”