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Health Reform Quotes

Voices on fixing healthcare, one policy debate at a time

These care-minded quotes look at health reform from several angles, from drug pricing fights to political disputes over big government.

I'd never have guessed that, six years after Medicare introduced a drug benefit, it would still be forbidden to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. Health reform might fix that, but it probably won't.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

There are few tribes more loathsome than the American Right, and their vicious use of the shortcomings in the NHS to attack Barack Obama's attempts at health reform are a useful reminder.

Quotes by Simon Hoggart

I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law.

Quotes by Paul Krugman

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...

Quotes by Marcia Angell

Act Quotes

Many of the received models of modern architecture and planning owe their ultimate origin to the building code and public health reform movements of the second half of the 19th century.

Quotes by Kenneth Frampton

Successful health reform must not just make health insurance affordable, affordable health insurance has to make health care affordable.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

But you say, does it represent change? The change is that we are fighting an insurance industry that has killed health reform for generations. They're spending tens of millions of dollars right now to defeat this bill, and we're on...

Quotes by David Axelrod

The Mental Health Reform Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2016. It was one of my proudest moments in Congress.

Quotes by Chris Murphy

While health reform is a worthy goal, we shouldn't pay for it by taxing those who already have high medical costs because they or someone in their family has a disability.

Quotes by Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Architecture Quotes

Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.

Quotes by Barbara Boxer

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes do these health reform quotes cover?
They cover drug pricing, insurance coverage, and the political fights that surround efforts to change how healthcare works.
Do these quotes take a single political side?
No, the collection includes both supportive and critical perspectives, reflecting how divisive health reform debates can be.
Are any quotes about historical health movements?
Yes, one traces reform ideas back to public health and building code movements from the 19th century.
Who tends to speak about health reform in these quotes?
Mostly public figures, commentators, and politicians discussing policy rather than personal medical experiences.
Where can I read more policy-adjacent quotes?
Check out our care quotes collection for more perspectives on healthcare and support systems.

Some lines trace reform back to old building and public-health movements, while others weigh what real coverage for everyone would mean.