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Henry Waxman is a former U.S. Representative from California, serving from 1975 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his work on health care, environmental policy, and consumer protection. During his tenure, Waxman played a key role in the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a prominent advocate for climate change legislation. He chaired the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he focused on issues such as tobacco regulation and health care reform.
I will tell you who is rationed now: the millions of people who have no insurance. The people who are rationed out of health care services are the 2 million who are added to the list of uninsured every month. People have to be worried. If…
We will hold down health care costs by using market forces, by limiting what insurance companies can charge people. There is none of that in the Republican proposal at all. The only way Republicans seem to hold down costs is asking people…
I hope you will permit me to answer the question, because you are trying to scare people about rationing, and there is no rationing in the Clinton proposal. Second, we are trying to legitimately hold down health care costs by telling the…
The Clinton proposal would take the Medicare savings which they can legitimately accomplish, and give them back in benefits to elderly people through prescription drugs and home health care.
As you well know, I am a strong supporter of the Medicare program. I would not want us to take any cuts that are not wise. But the fact of the matter is that the Clinton administration proposal would cut Medicare less than what some of the…
The Michel plan does not spell out what benefits anyone will get. The Clinton proposal does. What I would like to know is, and I think others would like to know, what is it that you would like to drop from the Clinton plan? Would it be…
Do you really believe that malpractice is the reason why we have health care costs that are so rapidly increasing that small businesses have to pay 30 percent more and, therefore, cannot afford to cover their employees? Would it be your…
One of the problems is health insurance is not affordable. Health care costs are going up so rapidly. President Clinton tries to tackle this issue by putting some limits on what insurance companies are going to charge people. You do not…
We have people who are working people. If their employers do not provide that benefit for them at their work where most people get their insurance----
You are not answering my question. When will you say to the American people that they will know that they will be covered, and if you are not going to cover them, who are you going to leave out, and how long is it going to take? There are…
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