James Hill: “recent polls show a growing desire on the part of Americans to address some concerns facing our health care system…”

“recent polls show a growing desire on the part of Americans to address some concerns facing our health care system, including the number of uninsured working adults and dependents, the increased costs being passed to employees, and the lack of choice in health plans. While Americans enjoy the best quality health care in the world, our system for delivering care often frustrates patients, providers and employers. Moreover, people are concerned that their health plan may not deliver the care they need when they are sick. Today, we are addressing what the people want and deserve--a patients bill of rights. They do not want a trial lawyers right to work. H.R. 4250, the Patient Protection Act, which I am a cosponsor, will move ahead what I call the three A's--Accessibility, Affordability and Accountability. The Patient Protection Act promotes accessibility by requiring basic protections to ensure high-quality health care coverage, promotes affordability by creating more choices and access to affordable health care coverage for all Americans, particularly the over 100,000 Montanans that are uninsured, and ensures accountability by holding insurance companies accountable so patients are guaranteed to receive high-quality care.”