Neal Boortz Quotes

We have a country that wants to believe it is the best in everything, but until all of us embrace the idea that health care should be a right, not a privilege, our system cannot be glibly described as, quote, 'the best in the world.'

Single payer means something different to everyone. The way I define it is that health care is a right and not a privilege.

The United States of America is the only country on Earth that does not guarantee health care to all of its people as a right.

The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.

I don't know if there is a Democrat who necessarily doesn't believe health care is a right instead of privilege. There is a significant between us and the Republican Party on that issue.

Health care is a need; it's not a commodity, and it should be distributed according to need. If you're very sick, you should have a lot of it. If you're not sick, you shouldn't have a lot of it.

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.

My personal feeling, if I can interject a political note, is that I don't think it is right that basic health care is a privilege. It shouldn't be. It should be a right of all human beings. And certainly in the richest country in the world.

Health care is not a privilege. It's a right. It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education.

The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right.

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

In health care, the biggest imperative is: Fix those who cannot get insurance without changing the world for everyone else.

I entered the health care debate in response to a statement in the United States press in summer 2009 which claimed the National Health Service in Great Britain would have killed me off, were I a British citizen. I felt compelled to make a statement to explain the error.

In every industrialized nation, the movement to reform health care has begun with stories about cruelty.

I am opposed to anybody making a decision for you or me or anybody else about what health care plan we should have.

Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance.

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.

Everyone, without distinction as to economic and social conditions, has the right to the preservation of his health through the highest standards of food, clothing, housing and medical care which the resources of the State and community can provide. The responsibility of the State and community for the health and safety of its people can be fulfilled only by provision of adequate health and social measures

When we're talking about medical care we're talking about our sense of values. Do we think human life is important? Do we think that the best medical care which is available is something to which people are entitled, by virtue of belonging to a civilized community?

Health care is a fundamental right of all citizens, not simply a commodity available to the highest bidder.

Governments have a responsibility for the health of their peoples which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures.

We ration health care now. We just don’t ration very rationally.

In health care, you really need a balance of people who need health care today, tomorrow, and in the future.

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?

Health insurance should be a given for every citizen.