John Thune: “It is important that affordable, long-term care insurance allow individuals to plan for their later years as well. More…”

“It is important that affordable, long-term care insurance allow individuals to plan for their later years as well. More competition in the long-term care insurance market would mean more options for South Dakota's families and seniors, not to mention reductions in Federal spending. So putting the politics of Government on health care versus private insurance aside--and again, I believe that is a debate this Senate is going to have to join in the not too distant future, because I believe this is where the debate actually today is taking us. We are growing the amount of Government health care out there, pushing aside the options for private health care insurance. Frankly, I believe the thing that differentiates our country from those around the world and why people come here for health care rather than going to other countries is because we have the best health care in the world. We have a robust free market-based system that allows for innovation and for research and comes up with literally the best therapies in the world. I want to continue to make that market work.”