It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryan's 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 on health
While Free Choice Vouchers didn't fulfill my vision of a health care system in which every American would be empowered to hire and fire their insurance company, they were a foothold for choice and competition and a safety valve for Americans whose employers are already forcing them to bear more and more of their family's health insurance costs. Ron Wyden on health
It's correct that I wanted health reform to do more to create choices and promote competition. Ron Wyden on health
Americans are free to choose everything from what they eat, drive and watch on TV to the President of the United States. Yet, when it comes to allowing Americans to choose the health insurance that works best for them and their family, the freedom to choose suddenly becomes un-American. Ron Wyden on health
I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise. Ron Wyden on health
If you like the health insurance that you have you should be able to keep it, but if you don't like the health insurance you have, you should be able to choose something else. Ron Wyden on health
I believe that whether you love your job or hate your job, get laid off or are just in-between jobs, you deserve health care that can never be taken away. Ron Wyden on health
Under the Healthy Americans Act, you're in charge of your health care - not your employer. If you lose your job, change jobs or just can't find a job, your health insurance is guaranteed to stick with you. Ron Wyden on health
With a host of proposals on the table and a President examining new ideas for health reform, we have an obligation to give real reform our best shot. Ron Wyden on health
To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for one's own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty. Rowan D. Williams on health
Because of the president's leadership, every American will have access to affordable, quality health care. Rahm Emanuel on health
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life. Jackie Joyner-Kersee on health
A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness. Elaine MacDonald on health
Today the demands are for even higher standards in the quality of care, for greater flexibility and convenience in treatment times, and for more prevention through screening and health checks. Lucy Powell on health
I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because I've got other stories to tell. Richard Russo on health
Your 40s are a major trough. About the age of 50, feelings of satisfaction begin to rebound and keep rising into your 50s, 60s and 70s, with health being a major factor. Jane Pauley on health
In the beginning when I sat next to Tom Brokaw on the 'Today' show, the stories I was interested in were those having to do with women and children and learning and health. In those days, 25 to 30 years ago, that was called soft news, and not in a nice way. Jane Pauley on health
I used to drink tons of caffeine. Now I make smoothies with frozen berries and Green Vibrance health powder. Leighton Meester on health
I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious. Donna Shalala on health
Hey 'Bachelor,' take notes! Trusting one another and sharing a journey to health leads to lasting relationships! Alison Sweeney on health