Political Quotes

“You may or may not be aware of the study done early last year that showed that, actually, whether patients have private insurance or no insurance or Medicare or Medicaid, when you compare the outcomes, Medicaid patients have the worst outcomes. In fact, they are 93 percent more likely to die of their illnesses than patients with private insurance. They were more likely to die than even patients who had no insurance. I don't know. Is the gentleman aware of that finding? Mr. DesJARLAIS. I have heard of that study as well. Again, I think it is an access to care issue, and that's certainly a problem that has not been addressed. The ObamaCare law does nothing to address access to care, and it does nothing to address the cost of health care. Frankly, we all know that the cost of health care is driving our national debt, so we need to look at solutions that have been offered by the Republican caucus and the Doctors Caucus that will make real reforms to health care: that will make it more affordable and involve a greater attempt to get government out of the way. Just like in small businesses, the number one complaint is that government bureaucracy is driving down the profitability. It remains the same in health care as well, and we need to look at more free market options in health care if we're going to actually reduce costs. {time} 1940”