Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates. – Ron Wyden
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. – Ron Wyden
It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryans plan to inject market forces into the American health care system, they were crafting a budget deal to strip them from the health reform law. – Ron Wyden
Its correct that I wanted health reform to do more to create choices and promote competition. – Ron Wyden
In a very weak economy, when you say cut government spending, what you mean is youre laying off school teachers and youre de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and dont pay taxes. – Fareed Zakaria