Michael Burgess actually said...

Our contract is always with the patient. It is not with the hospital, it is not with the government.

The expectation is that in a single-payer, government-run system, where there is no--you just take--you know, you become a price-taker.

we should look at ways to help our states put together the programs, and let it work on a more local level

There is something working in America's health care system that Americans are living longer because of improved health outcomes.