Under this new rule, for the first time, health plans would be required to make coverage decisions quickly— within 72 hours for urgent requests—and to provide consumers with meaningful information on their rights and benefits.
Bill Clinton
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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
I think it made me very proud to be an American and proud that we had made these efforts and made this progress.
Already in the last decade, Vietnam's exports to the world have increased by 6 times over.
I would say that they understand that the country is doing better, and they like that.
I have no doubt she will be a real asset to the university and its community.
Imagine how much more you will achieve as even more young people gain more freedom to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
There are so many Americans who want to play a positive role in Vietnam's future, including one million Americans of Vietnamese heritage.
During her tenure as the longest serving Secretary in the history of the Department, she has directed the welfare reform process;
I think it will be very important for my successor to continue that dialog.
The trade agreement the United States has signed with Vietnam will help even more investors come to your country.
Vietnam's young people have the talent and ideas to create the jobs of the future for themselves in a new era of entrepreneurship, innovation, and competition.
They were very warm and very welcoming and clearly interested in the trip.
I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the work that you have done here in Ho Chi Minh City to promote private economic growth and to encourage others to be partners with you in the future.
I think the American people should just let it play out, and they should understand that, with so much at stake, both sides are going to make the strongest case they can.
I am going home determined to continue the partnership we have for a better future for the people of Vietnam, the people of the United States, and all those whom we can reach together.
I think there are a lot of people there who have this feeling that if they go more to a private economy and they have more entrepreneurial spirit, that there will also be more personal freedom associated with it.
I look forward to working with her to protect the privacy of medical records.
She has strengthened the scientific leadership and budget of the National Institutes of Health.
I had very open conversations with all of them, with the Prime Minister, with the Secretary General and the President.
I hope this trip has helped the American people to see Vietnam in a new way and has encouraged the people of Vietnam to see America in a new way, so that we will have a partnership for the future.





