Porter Goss: “in defining his health care plan, President Clinton declares that every American that gets sick must get really sick.…”

“in defining his health care plan, President Clinton declares that every American that gets sick must get really sick. They will have to get really sick because under the Clinton plan it will be up to seven high level bureaucrats in Washington to decide if they really need medical help. Under the President's plan, the National Health Board will decide what the guidelines will be in judging what they call medically necessary and appropriate treatment. Mr. Speaker, I can not speak for all my colleagues, but I know I would not want a panel of bureaucrats deciding what is medically necessary and appropriate for me. If I am sick, I do not plan to call the National Health Board--I do not plan to call a politician--I plan to call my doctor--that is what people outside the Beltway normally do when they are sick. It works-- let us not foul it up.”