10/25/2023
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"Most Americans don't have enough money to pay cash out of pocket for a hip replacement or an expensive--any of these expensive procedures. They need affordable insurance coverage."
"If we're going to improve healthcare coverage in this country, then I think we've got to look at all the pieces together and try to make them work together."
"Twenty-eight million people in this country have no health coverage at all. Forty-three percent of those who do have coverage struggle just to pay their deductible."
"So transparency is part of any competitive market. If a consumer doesn't have good information, like price or quality, then let's just be frank. It's impossible to shop around at that point."