Thomas Menino Quotes

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

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

Every child in America deserves high-quality health care.

I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.

As an American, you have a right to good health care that is effective, accessible, and affordable, that serves you from infancy through old age, that allows you to go to practitioners and facilities of your choosing, and that offers a broad range of therapeutic options.

We must always make sure that our doctors work for their patients and not for the government

No mother, or father, should despair over whether or not they can afford - or access - the health care their child needs.

Americans deserve the best health care system in the world - one that emphasizes quality but reduces cost so all Americans can participate.

Patient transfer service is another revolutionary step of the Punjab government, under which patients from tehsil headquarters hospitals and district headquarters hospitals are being shifted to large hospitals free of cost.

Let's get put in place a better health care system the American people deserve.

With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county.

The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I know they all want to treat patients and users the way they and their families would want to be treated and that is the purpose of our reforms.

Capitalism can't deliver decent health care.

Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.

People don't trust the federal government as it relates to health care.

Health care providers, saving lives daily in our emergency rooms, live with federal mandates.

Every American has a right to affordable, high-quality health care.

One always has to worry when capitalism has a role in health care. If you're just using health care to make money, you will treat the wrong diseases. Capitalism has its limits. There is a role for governments, and this is one where they should be involved.

I received free health care.

Nothing is more valuable to people than health care, and by paying, they feel less like beggars and more like 'customers' who can and should demand quality care.

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.

We don't want the efficiency of the federal government and the compassion of the IRS to run our health care.

I have profoundly mixed feelings about the Affordable Care Act. What I love about it is its impulse. It attempts to deal with this intractable problem in American health care life, which is that a significant portion of the population does not have access to quality medical care.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.