Jimmy Carter actually said...

You will have an opportunity this week to help our fight against inflation by passing Hospital Cost Containment legislation that can save Am...

This modified cost containment legislation will have a significant impact in reducing the hospital industry's inflation rate.

A vote for this bill will clearly and properly be seen by the public as a vote to reduce inflation.

Without the type of consumer marketplace which exists in other sectors of the economy, hospitals generally have no incentive to reduce waste...