Political Quotes

“I would like to talk about it in mine, not only in the State of Texas but in Houston. My concern is we need to be more concerned about the patients' rights and establishing some standards for managed health care plans. We all have to live by parameters. If you drive on the road, you have to live by the speed limits. You have to live by rules and regulations. That is what I would like to see this Congress address, is something that would protect the patients' rights, and establishing standards for managed health care plans, which a great many of them already comply with, Mr. Speaker. But I think we would like to see that as knowledgeable consumers, people would be able to know that, and know that they have certain rights and certain requirements on whatever managed care plan they have. Ever since their existence, managed care health plans have determined what medical procedures would and would not be covered for the patients. We need to guarantee patients will receive quality health care from their managed care plans. We need to hold managed care companies accountable for providing quality health care, instead of just being concerned about their bottom line.”