Political Quotes

“we are all aware of the current healthcare crisis in our nation. Health care spending continues to rise at an unsustainable rate, constituting 16 percent of the Federal budget. Health care costs have increased 78 percent since 2001, more than 4 times the pace of prices and wages. One reason for the rise in costs and spending is the increase in chronic disease. Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. They also account for 70 percent of all deaths in the U.S., or 1.7 million people each year. These diseases also make life harder for the 1 of 10 Americans who are living with them. The irony, of course, is that chronic diseases are both preventable and manageable. The quality of our healthcare has not changed substantially despite the fact that we live in the wealthiest country in the world with the best researchers and medical doctors at our fingertips. At a time when both health care costs and chronic illnesses are on the rise, we need a better way to provide care.”