Political Quotes

Newt Gingrich: I'll give you an answer. There are a lot of ideas that are market oriented. The medical savings account, for example…

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
I'll give you an answer. There are a lot of ideas that are market oriented. The medical savings account, for example, lowers the cost by some 30 percent when tried by Forbes magazine and Golden Insurance Co. The Steel Case Co. in Michigan did a 5-year effort in preventive care. They lowered their costs by 35 percent. There are many ways to have a free market with free people making free choices because I think the American people are pretty smart.
Said by
Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing market-oriented ideas in healthcare.

Share

More from Newt Gingrich

May 15, 2023

We should not interfere directly with home rule. Those of us who visit and who come here only for the purpose of representing our communities do not have the knowledge and do not have the right to micromanage the daily lives of the people…

congress.gov
Jul 19, 2022

I love what Speaker Gingrich said about empowering families over empowering government.

congress.gov
Aug 23, 2026

If a conservative Republican had attacked a liberal Democrat working professional woman the way Ossoff smeared Natalie Harp there would be cries to kick them off the ticket and reject this kind of misogynistic language diminishing and…

theguardian.com
Jul 19, 2022

If you really want to give people money to do nothing, a lot of people will learn to do nothing.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation