Greg Ganske: “I appreciate joining my colleagues from Texas and from New Jersey on this important issue. As the gentlewoman mentioned…”

“I appreciate joining my colleagues from Texas and from New Jersey on this important issue. As the gentlewoman mentioned, this should be a bipartisan effort. This is not something for Republicans or Democrats. It cuts across every segment of our society. Everyone needs health care. What we are dealing with right now is that about 5 percent of the people who receive their insurance from their employer are now in managed care organizations. Very frequently, they are not given a choice. They are simply told by their employer, here it is. This is our plan. It is the cheapest we could find on the market. Take it or leave it. So when I hear from my colleagues about, well, just let the market work out the problems in this, I just have to say, you know, the market is not working. There is a disconnect between who buys the insurance and who uses the insurance. When you are only offered one choice from your employer, then it turns out that your only choice for health insurance may be that you have to quit your job and find a different one.”