Johann Lamont Quotes

We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

The central question is whether Medicare and Medicaid should remain entitlement programs guaranteeing a certain amount of care, as Democrats believe, or become defined contribution programs in which federal spending is capped, as Republicans suggest.

When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for all Americans.

With the Australian Government paying more of the hospital bills, it will have the incentive to make sure people are treated through less expensive and more appropriate primary care services.

I don't think healthcare's a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an even playing field and work, and then purchase health insurance, or whatever it is.

The Populist Caucus believes that all Americans should have access to affordable, quality healthcare.

The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed.

Building a new Health and Hospitals Network is fundamental to building a stronger and fairer Australia.

Socialized medicine ... forced its way into our political vocabulary.

The two most dangerous words in the English language are not "nuclear war." They are "socialized medicine.

Any Democrat worth their salt that doesn't unequivocally say Medicare-for-all is the way to go? To me, there's something wrong with them.

If health care is a $2.7 trillion industry, and a huge percentage is paid by the government, then you have to be involved in politics to make a difference.

I think saving the NHS is a lifetime's work.

The need for health care doesn't come with a party label.

Progressive Democratic President Barack Obama swept into power hell-bent on forcing through a makeover of our nation's healthcare system. The result was a costly new tax and failed programme, the Affordable Care Act.

I am not in favor of implementing a Medicare-for-All, single payer healthcare system.

I've endorsed 'Medicare for All' at the federal level. I do not believe a state can accomplish that on its own.

I know that we are supposed to believe that once voters learn the truth about medicare for all they are going to suddenly turn on it but it's not like the scary industry talking points are a secret.

When the American people elected Barack Obama and large Democrat majorities, the die was cast. ObamaCare was coming. Popular or not, constitutional or not, affordable or not, it didn't matter.

If every American automatically has health coverage, the age at which Medicare kicks in becomes a less fraught issue. We could gradually raise the age of Medicare eligibility a bit, according to income, and save money.

Millions of people are asking for accountability, for responsibility, for truth from their elected officials, truth about how Obamacare is failing the men and women of America.

I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care.

Liberals are wrong to think that opposition to health reform is a rejection of big government. If health reform consisted of extending Medicare to everyone, people would be delighted. There are millions of 64-year-olds out there who can hardly wait to be 65.

It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it.

I mean, everybody should have access to medical care. And, you know, it shouldn't be such a big deal.