Political Quotes

“Thank you. In terms of Medicaid, I think it's an important area for us to look at in terms of, again, the credibility of what the President said he was going to deliver, of what the Democrats say they are going to deliver and what the reality is in the actions that have taken place here and that will take place. Now that we have these volumes of pages, we will read through them and begin to see what the reality is. When it comes to Medicaid, there will be 18 million more people on the Medicaid program. Essentially, that means they will have coverage. To me, that means they're going to have cards in their wallets or in their purses which will say they're eligible for Medicaid insurance, which is a form of government insurance. We've already had the discussion of the flaws of it. It pays 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar of cost today. I suspect that will probably go down. If you include 18 million more people in that program, the pressure that that will put on it will be significant. We have a problem today. The credibility issue for the Democrats is the difference between coverage and access. The fact is, today, there are 40 percent of physicians in this country who will accept medical assistance patients. That's family practice.”