“Got good news and bad news for you, Mr. President. The good news is that Chief Justice John Roberts just saved your legacy and, perhaps, your presidency by writing for the Supreme Court majority to rule health care reform constitutional.” WritingCarePresidentJusticeNewsMajorityCourtSavedSupremeChiefsReformHealth CareLegacyPresidencySupreme CourtGood NewsBad NewsHealth Care ReformChief JusticeGood News And Bad News Author:Ron Fournier
“Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him.” FirstsCareTermHumilityBuildingCapableReformHealth CareTraitsMandatesHealth Care Reform Author:Ron Fournier
“Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses.” CountryCareHalfSupportBloodExampleMedicalReformHealth CareMeritExpensesBankruptcyHealth Care Reform Author:Thomas Frank
“While Democrats fussed with the details of health care reforms, conservatives spent months telling the nation that the real issue is freedom, that what's on the line is American liberty itself.” RealCareNationsLinesLibertyIssuesMonthsDemocratDetailsReformHealth CareAmerican LibertyHealth Care Reform Author:Thomas Frank
“The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.” CareLinesPatientBottomReformHealth CarePhysiciansBottom LineHealth Care Reform Author:Abraham Verghese
“It's been a mystery to me and a disappointment why conversation about health care reform hasn't turned more attention to the subject of food.” CareAttentionMysterySubjectsConversationDisappointmentReformHealth CareHealth Care Reform Author:Michael Pollan
“The national debate on health-care reform wildly misses the mark, with Democrats and Republicans alike arguing about who's going to pay rather than about what would actually make people healthy.” PeopleCarePayMissingHealthyRepublicanMarkDemocratArguingDebateReformHealth CareHealth Care Reform Author:T. Colin Campbell
“We've got to have major health care reform because that is the 800-pound gorilla. That is the thing that can swamp the boat fiscally for the United States.” StatesCareUnitedUnited StatesMajorsBoatReformHealth CarePoundsSwampsGorillasHealth Care Reform Author:Kent Conrad
“One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.” CareAspectReformHealth CarePreventionHealth Care Reform Author:Anne Wojcicki