Political Quotes

“I am committed to lowering healthcare costs, expanding access to high-quality care, and supporting research and innovation. The healthcare system in the United States needs more reform and accountability. However, we shouldn't ruin it by turning it into a government-run healthcare system, whether you want to call it government-run healthcare system, Medicare for All, or single payer, or even socialized medicine. A government-run healthcare system is a one-size-fits-all approach. It results in longer wait times, delayed care, and do-it-yourself healthcare because you cannot access a doctor. In February, the Wall Street Journal highlighted the failure of the United Kingdom's National Health Service, NHS for short. They wrote: Now, the state-funded service is falling apart. People who suffer heart attacks or strokes wait more than 1\1/2\ hours on average for an ambulance. Hospitals are so full that they are turning patients away. A record 7.1 million people in England--more than one in 10--are stuck on waiting lists for nonemergency hospital treatment like hip replacements. But I want to quote from the article of the Wall Street Journal, another one: Delays in treating people are causing the premature deaths of 300 to 500 people a week. One in five British people were waiting for a medical appointment or treatment by NHS in December.…”