928 private quotes tagged health

“The reason Gov. Romney passed Romneycare as governor of Massachusetts in 2006 was because many Republicans viewed health care reform, mandates and all, as a way to inoculate against Democratic charges that Republicans didn't care about people who lacked health insurance.” — Ari Fleischer

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“Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.” — Ralph Merkle

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“Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.” — Jan Schakowsky

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“The time is now for Congress to address health care in America.” — John Conyers

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“While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet.” — Jerry Costello

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“Jobs are disappearing from every sector of the economy, from engineering to health care workers, forcing hundreds of thousands of families into unemployment and low-paying jobs.” — Jerry Costello

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“Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health.” — Avicenna

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“Not really in all honesty because until you take control of your own health and go to your own doctor and have your own doctor tell you what's going to work for you.” — Star Jones

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“Too many of my constituents, like many other hard working Americans across the country, are suffering unnecessarily due to our flawed health care system.” — John Conyers

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“Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room.” — Jan Schakowsky

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“As grateful as we are for all the work the community health centers do, it is also important that we recognize that they cannot solve the health care crisis facing our Nation by themselves.” — Jan Schakowsky

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“Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.” — Lois Capps

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“I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health.” — Lois Capps

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“By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients and that is exactly where it should be.” — Chris Chocola

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“San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans.” — Gavin Newsom

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“It is essential that the women's preventive coverage benefit, including contraception, be available to all women, regardless of what health plan they have or where they work - as Congress intended. Providing access to birth control just makes good sense.” — Gwen Moore

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“The first draught serveth for health, the second for pleasure, the third for shame, and the fourth for madness.” — Anacharsis

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“Our system of private health insurance that fails to provide coverage to so many of our citizens also contributes to the double-digit health care inflation that is making America less competitive in the global economy.” — John Conyers

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“We need a vibrant Medicaid program and strategies to expand affordable access to health care for all, especially for the specialty care services that community health centers do not provide.” — Jan Schakowsky

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“Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.” — Christopher Dodd

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“After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time.” — Henry L. Stimson

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“In this most powerful nation in the world, lack of access to health care should not force local and state governments, companies and workers into bankruptcy, while causing unnecessary illness and hospitalization.” — John Conyers

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“As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation.” — Patricia Hewitt

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“Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run.” — Lois Capps

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“As state leaders, I think its important for us to provide our perspectives on issues we face every day - like access to school spending, access to health care and governing in a global economy.” — Bill Richardson

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