Quote of the Week
In a new section of the report, I will include a memorable line from the past week in healthcare.
As the markup of the Senate Finance Committee healthcare bill dragged on, Senator Pat Roberts pleaded with Chairman Baucus to temporarily suspend work for 72 hours to allow healthcare lobbyists an opportunity to review the committee’s changes and share their opinion...
“We [should] have at least 72 hours for the people that the providers have hired to keep up with all of the legislation that we’ve passed around here and the regulations that we’ve passed around here to say, ‘Hey, what? Wait a minute, have you considered this?’ And that’s all I’m asking for.”
Senator Pat Roberts (R-KA) – Sept. 23, 2009
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Kevin Fickenscher, MD
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