“Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries; yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what they've lost is the argument that we are a society.” CountryCareAmericaLostPayProveArgumentDemocratHealth CareExpensiveOther CountriesDisputesPrivate Health Insurance Author:Thomas Frank
“In the future, it's going to become more and more impossible for the economy to support how expensive medical care is and the number of sick people we have. Why don't we just get our population healthier so we don't need medical care?” PeopleNeedsCareNumbersSupportEconomyImpossibleSickPopulationMedicalExpensiveMedical Care Author:Joel Fuhrman
“Look at our culture. Look at the computer-enhanced people we compare ourselves to. Look at the expensive cars and trinkets we're all supposed to have. Look at how many people are wrapped up in that! Imagine how much money and worry we'd save ourselves if we stopped caring what kind of car we drove! and why do we care? perfection. But there is no such thing, is there? And if there is, then everyone is perfect in their own way, right?” PeopleIfsWayLooksKindCareCulturePerfectWorryImagineCarComputerPerfectionCaringCompareExpensiveTrinketsStopped CaringExpensive Cars Author:A.S. King
“The most expensive care we can give, we're giving those Americans without insurance. It's kind of stupid that we're fighting the notion that we want to quit paying a hidden tax and be up front about covering people in a way that is cost-effective.” PeopleWayWantGivingKindCareFightingFrontsStupidCostTaxesNotionQuittingExpensiveCovering Author:Barack Obama
“When the Veterans Affairs Department implemented a program to provide home-based health care to veterans with multiple chronic conditions - many of the systems most expensive patients to treat - they received astounding results.” HomeCareResultsConditionsProgramTreatsPatientAffairHealth CareExpensiveDepartmentMultipleVeteran Author:Ron Wyden