William H. Frist said "We can preserve the good of that model but, based on what we know in 2003, add state-of-the-art, quality, partnering-type, coordinated, integrated delivery of health care. That is a great example of traditional Medicare in 1965. We opened up the Medicare+Choice and 5 million people went with it. That is one type of plan. It is not for everybody now because, to be honest, a lot of patients want more choice, and therefore we give them a system that has more choice. That is really what this legislation is all about." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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We can preserve the good of that model but, based on what we know in 2003, add state-of-the-art, quality, partnering-type, coordinated, integrated delivery of health care. That is a great example of traditional Medicare in 1965. We opened up the Medicare+Choice and 5 million people went with it. That is one type of plan. It is not for everybody now because, to be honest, a lot of patients want more choice, and therefore we give them a system that has more choice. That is really what this legislation is all about.

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William H. Frist

Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing improvements to Medicare and the importance of patient choice in health care.

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