Sam Gejdenson: “it is time for the conferees to move forward with a patients' bill of rights. The leadership of this Chamber, which has…”

“it is time for the conferees to move forward with a patients' bill of rights. The leadership of this Chamber, which has blocked the legislation for years now, has to recognize that the American people are rightly demanding that their elected leaders give them a fair chance at getting decent health care. There are 47-some million Americans without health care. That is a tragedy and an embarrassment for this great Nation, but the fact the people who pay their premiums and expect to get care when they are ill, or their loved ones are in danger, end up fighting the bureaucracy of these large corporations with their hands tied behind them and virtually no rights, which is an outrage. This House and the Senate need to come together and pass a real bill that gives citizens the right to protect themselves in these medical emergencies.”