Political Quotes

“Managed care reform is not about politics; it is about people. We have a responsibility to guarantee the American people top quality health care. We have a responsibility to protect our children from negligent medical decisions made by insurance companies. The Republican proposal that we will be debating today is simply profit over people. The only people in our country who are guaranteed immunity from their decisions are foreign diplomats and HMO officials. We cannot really have a Patients' Bill of Rights without access to specialists, a timely internal and external appeals process, point of service options, choice for our patients, accountability of that decision matter, and open communication between the patient and a provider; in other words, no gag rule. Can we honestly say that the system will protect patients without an enforcement mechanism, without an accountability? There is no responsibility. The Republican bill that will be voted on today never enjoyed a public hearing. It was drafted behind closed doors.”