Political Quotes

“For an increasing number of years now Americans across this country have made it clear that they are dissatisfied with the manner in which some health maintenance organizations oversee the delivery of their health care services. In fact, just a few years ago the "hue and cry" got so loud that on this floor, this very floor, a bipartisan majority of Democrats and Republicans saw fit to pass legislation that corrected the practice of some insurance providers that forced women out of the hospital barely 24 hours after they gave birth. Yes, the House and Senate together, along with the President, decided that it was wrong and we must mandate, yes, mandate a minimum hospital stay for women who give birth. Well, unfortunately, that is not the sole example of some of the problems with the HMOs and that is why we are here today. Unfortunately, the Republican initiative, which I would have loved to have supported, does not adequately meet the needs that most Americans are calling for. The Patients' Bill of Rights, in fact, is the best alternative to restoring common sense in the HMO equation.”