Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge Americans to sign up for their health insurance by this Friday, at midnight, if they haven't already done so for the 2018 year. This Friday, December 15, is the deadline to sign up for open enrollment for them and for their family. {time} 1045 If you don't do that, you won't have a chance, really, to buy that health insurance next year. If you haven't already bought your health insurance for 2018, to get details about available plans, please visit the website, healthcare.gov, or call 1-800-318-2596--that is healthcare.gov, or 1-800-318-2596. You will actually get to talk to a real person. In order to get in touch with someone local who can help you sign up for insurance in your own area, you call that same number, 1-800-318- 2596, or you can go to the website that is called localhelp.healthcare.gov--localhelp.healthcare.gov. Health insurance is vital. It can protect us from astronomical cost when a serious accident or illness occurs, because the average cost of a 3-day hospital stay is $30,000. A broken leg, on average, costs $7,500. Having a baby, on average, in States like Ohio, costs $6,000. Health insurance is your lifeline. It helps protect you and your family from unexpected costs and, frankly, possible bankruptcy, because over two-thirds of people in our country that go bankrupt do so because of health bills they can't pay. What happens is, if they have a house, they lose the house. It is confiscated to pay the medical bills.…”